Nelson Mass

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The Nelson Mass is one of Joseph Haydn’s most famous late sacred choral works, noted for its dramatic intensity and richly expressive orchestration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liturgical composition
mass
sacred choral work
alternativeName Haydn’s Nelson Mass
Mass for Troubled Times
associatedWith Horatio Nelson
catalogueNumber Hob. XXII:11
commissionedBy Prince Nikolaus Esterházy
surface form: Prince Nikolaus II Esterházy
composer Joseph Haydn
countryOfOrigin Austria
dateComposed 1798
dedicatedTo Princess Maria Josepha Hermenegild Esterházy
firstPerformancePlace Eisenstadt
firstPerformanceYear 1798
genre Mass ordinary setting
historicalContext Napoleonic Wars
instrumentation organ continuo
strings
timpani
trumpets
key D minor
language Latin
liturgicalContext Roman Catholic Mass
movement Agnus Dei
Benedictus
Credo
Gloria
Kyrie
Sanctus
notableCharacteristic dramatic intensity
richly expressive orchestration
notableSection Dona Nobis Pacem
surface form: Dona nobis pacem

Et incarnatus est
partOf Haydn’s late masses
period Classical period
placeComposed Eisenstadt
style late Haydn sacred style
tempoMarkingExample Gloria: Allegro con spirito
Kyrie: Adagio
title Missa in Angustiis
vocalForces alto solo
bass solo
mixed chorus
soprano solo
tenor solo
workNumberInHaydnMasses 11

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Joseph Haydn notableWork Nelson Mass