Great Mass
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The "Great Mass" is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s large-scale, unfinished sacred choral work in C minor, renowned for its dramatic intensity and intricate vocal writing.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass (music)
ⓘ
sacred choral work ⓘ unfinished musical composition ⓘ |
| approximatePremiereDate | 1783 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
K. 417a
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
K. 427 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Archbishopric of Salzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
1782
ⓘ
1783 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Constanze Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Mass ⓘ |
| hasKeyMovement |
Cum Sancto Spiritu
ⓘ
Et incarnatus est ⓘ Qui tollis ⓘ |
| hasModernCompletion | true ⓘ |
| incompleteSections |
Agnus Dei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Credo ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Frideric Handel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| isSacred | true ⓘ |
| isUnfinished | true ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalText | Ordinary of the Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Benedictus
NERFINISHED
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Credo ⓘ Gloria ⓘ Kyrie ⓘ Sanctus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex choral textures
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dramatic intensity ⓘ intricate vocal writing ⓘ virtuosic soprano solos ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Salzburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | St. Peter's Abbey, Salzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringDetail |
bass soloist
ⓘ
double chorus ⓘ tenor soloist ⓘ two soprano soloists ⓘ |
| style | concert mass ⓘ |
| title | Mass in C minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
soloists ⓘ |
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