BWV 232

E274858

BWV 232 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, a cornerstone of the choral and sacred music repertoire.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
BWV 232 canonical 4
BWV 232 (movement) 1
BWV 232 (part of) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work
liturgical music
mass
sacred vocal composition
alsoKnownAs Hohe Messe in h-Moll
catalogueNumber BWV 232
completionDate 1749
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerBirthYear 1685
composerDeathYear 1750
countryOfOrigin Germany
genre Mass
choral music
sacred music
hasKeySection D major sections within the B minor framework
hasSection Gloria
Missa
Agnus Dei
surface form: Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei

Sanctus
Nicene Creed
surface form: Symbolum Nicenum
instrumentation orchestra
key B minor
language Latin
liturgicalUse Catholic Mass
surface form: Roman Catholic Mass
movement Agnus Dei
Benedictus
Credo
Gloria
Kyrie
Osanna
Sanctus
notableSection Crucifixus
Dona Nobis Pacem
surface form: Dona nobis pacem

Et in terra pax
Et resurrexit
originallyComposedFor Lutheran context in Saxony
partiallyBasedOn earlier cantata movements by Bach
period Baroque
requires SATB choir
orchestral accompaniment
vocal soloists
significance considered a cornerstone of Western sacred music
considered one of the greatest works in the choral repertoire
structure multi-movement setting of the complete Mass Ordinary
textSource Ordinary of the Mass
title Mass in B minor
vocalForces choir
soloists

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kyrie catalogueNumber BWV 232
subject surface form: Kyrie (Mass in B minor)
this entity surface form: BWV 232 (part of)
Credo workPartOfCatalogue BWV 232
subject surface form: Credo (Mass in B minor)
Osanna workNumber BWV 232
Benedictus catalogueNumber BWV 232
this entity surface form: BWV 232 (movement)
Missa (Kyrie and Gloria) catalogueNumber BWV 232
this entity surface form: BWV 232 (part)
Latin Mass for the Lutheran court in Dresden (Missa section) catalogCode BWV 232
this entity surface form: BWV 232 I