SKU: CA.2703513
ISBN 9790007199180. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Of the 19 Masses by Dittersdorf which have been handed down, the present Mass, which is being published for the first time, enjoyed a special popularity during the composer's lifetime and it was even performed for the coronation of emperor Franz II in the Frankfurt Cathedral. This solemn, prestigious Mass shows evidence of choral movements in traditional contrapuntal church style as well solo parts with a modern, cantabile character. In addition, the Gloria includes a lengthy virtuosic violin solo, which also lends the work a concertante character (Dittersdorf was a professional violinist). Score and part available separately - see item CA.2703500.
SKU: CA.5126212
ISBN 9790007224684. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Leopold Mozart described KV 262, unlike Mozart's considerably shorter masses of the same period, as a Missa longa. The prolixity of some of the movements and of concluding fugues in the Gloria and Credo is indeed surprising. The full orchestral scoring also emphasizes the ceremonial character of this Mass. Score and part available separately - see item CA.5126200.
SKU: CA.5126211
ISBN 9790007224677. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.5126249
ISBN 9790007224707. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.4068212
ISBN 9790007220242. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Johann Georg Zechner is considered to be one of the most prolific Austrian composers of church music during the time of Maria Theresa. His ca. 250 surviving compositions, including works in practically all genre of church music, found a wide reception in many Austrian, Bohemian and Moravian monasteries and in pilgrimage churches. His Grosse Orgelsolomesse was probably composed in 1761 for the dedication of the organ in the monastery at Gottweig. As in other of his late works, the strict royal style, which essentially characterizes Zechner's compositions, is tempered through the use of elements of the galant style of composition. The organ plays solistically in all of the movements. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4068200.
SKU: CA.4061612
ISBN 9790007073664. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Here, as also in his earlier Litte Credo Mass KV 192, Mozart made use of a church music device which can be traced back in south-German and Austrian church music to the beginning of the 18th century: frequent repetition of the opening words of the Credo. This presupposes that the setting of the words of the intonation Credo in unum Deum as part of an ensemble composition, which for centuries had been intoned in plainsong by the priest, had become liturgically acceptable. It was only a small and syntactically logical step for the word Credo to be repeated before the individual articles of belief, thus strengthening the declaration of faith. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4061600.
SKU: CA.4062619
ISBN 9790007133368. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
An unusual feature of this Mass is its cyclic form, a compositional principle which Mozart first introduced in his masses in this Mass in C: in the Agnus Dei (Dona nobis pacem) he reverted to the music of the Kyrie, thus giving the Mass overall musical unity. Another unusual feature of this work is its popular character. This is evident both in its catchy themes and in its relatively straigthforward musical structure. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4062600.
SKU: CA.2711012
ISBN 9790007200534. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Eberlin's programmatic setting of the offertory Terra tremuit was written for the festive liturgy of Easter Sunday at Salzburg Cathedral, which in the 17th and 18th centuries was a center of the cultivation of the polyphonic offertory. Verses 9 and 10 of Psalm 76 (Vulgata 75), with their vivid description of the earth trembling and falling silent are Eberlin's basis for the offertory. Eberlin depicts the earthquake by means of a written-out tremolo of the strings, and by staccato singing of the syllables of the word tremuit. The Resurrection is depicted musically by ascending figures at the words dum resurgere. An Alleluia concludes the work. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2711000.
SKU: CA.2711009
ISBN 9790007200510. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Eberlin's programmatic setting of the offertory Terra tremuit was written for the festive liturgy of Easter Sunday at Salzburg Cathedral, which in the 17th and 18th centuries was a center of the cultivation of the polyphonic offertory. Verses 9 and 10 of Psalm 76 (Vulgata 75), with their vivid description of the earth trembling and falling silent are Eberlin's basis for the offertory. Eberlin depicts the earthquake by means of a written-out tremolo of the strings, and by staccato singing of the syllables of the word tremuit. The Resurrection is depicted musically by ascending figures at the words dum resurgere. An Alleluia concludes the work. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.2711000.
SKU: CA.9103519
ISBN 9790007230548. Key: G major. Text language: Latin.
The Mass by Johann Josef Fux can either be performed only with strings, or with the addition of alto and tenor trombones. the vocal solo sections are generally accompanied by solo strings. Choral passages sometimes doubled calls parts are the composer's ideal dynamic transitions to the solo passages. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.9103500.
SKU: CA.5454609
ISBN 9790007226190. Language: Latin.
Among Haydn's over thirty settings of the Latin Ordinary, the Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursula occupies an outstanding position, which, according to the autograph, was completed on 5 August 1793. This Mass has been referred to as the most Mozartian of all his masses. With its song-like melodic character, the unity of the motivic material and the harmonius balance between festive and reflective sections this Mass is one of Haydn's most successful and inspired works. This work, which in addition to the usual Salzburg church trio includes two trumpets and timpani, belongs to the category of Missa solemnis. The popular nickname Chiemsee-Messe is bound up with the history of the origins of the work. Haydn wrote the Mass for the musically gifted nun, Sebastiana Oswald, who belonged to the Benedictine cloister of Frauenchiemsee. This work soon found widespread acceptance beyond the originally intended sphere of its origins, as is indicated by the numerous copies found in Austrian convents. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.5454600.
SKU: CA.5454612
ISBN 9790007226213. Language: Latin.
Among Haydn's over thirty settings of the Latin Ordinary, the Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursula occupies an outstanding position, which, according to the autograph, was completed on 5 August 1793. This Mass has been referred to as the most Mozartian of all his masses. With its song-like melodic character, the unity of the motivic material and the harmonius balance between festive and reflective sections this Mass is one of Haydn's most successful and inspired works. This work, which in addition to the usual Salzburg church trio includes two trumpets and timpani, belongs to the category of Missa solemnis. The popular nickname Chiemsee-Messe is bound up with the history of the origins of the work. Haydn wrote the Mass for the musically gifted nun, Sebastiana Oswald, who belonged to the Benedictine cloister of Frauenchiemsee. This work soon found widespread acceptance beyond the originally intended sphere of its origins, as is indicated by the numerous copies found in Austrian convents. Score and part available separately - see item CA.5454600.
SKU: CA.2703512
ISBN 9790007199173. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.2703549
ISBN 9790007023256. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.2703511
ISBN 9790007199166. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.2703514
ISBN 9790007199197. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.2705112
ISBN 9790007199470. Language: Latin.
If, during his lifetime, Leopold Mozart was highly regarded as composer of programmatic instrumental music, it is his church music which has proven to comprise the more important part of his opus. This is also especially true for the influence which this music had on the sacred compositions of his son Wolfgang Amadeus. In the Missa in A (ca.1765), in the manner of the times, Leopold Mozart blends baroque and gallant stylistic elements and through formal structure and an expressive musical language he gives the Credo a special importance. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2705100.
SKU: CA.4063319
ISBN 9790007219697. Key: A major. Language: Latin.
The technical demands made on the vocal soloists (and also on the instrumentalists) are no greater in the soli than in the tutti sections. Therefore there ist no need for highly accomplished solo singers; members of the choir can take the solo parts. This Mass can also be performed accompanied only by an organ. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4063300.
SKU: CA.4063313
ISBN 9790007074944. Key: A major. Language: Latin.
The technical demands made on the vocal soloists (and also on the instrumentalists) are no greater in the soli than in the tutti sections. Therefore there ist no need for highly accomplished solo singers; members of the choir can take the solo parts. This Mass can also be performed accompanied only by an organ. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4063300.
SKU: CA.4062607
ISBN 9790007074029. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
An unusual feature of this Mass is its cyclic form, a compositional principle which Mozart first introduced in his masses in this Mass in C: in the Agnus Dei (Dona nobis pacem) he reverted to the music of the Kyrie, thus giving the Mass overall musical unity. Another unusual feature of this work is its popular character. This is evident both in its catchy themes and in its relatively straigthforward musical structure. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score available separately - see item CA.4062600.
SKU: CA.4062519
ISBN 9790007138097. Key: D major. Language: Latin.
During the summer of 1774 Mozart wrote two Masses within a few weeks: the Missa brevis in F major, K. 192, and the Missa brevis in D major, K. 194. A feature common to both compositions as well as to the Dixit et Magnificat K. 193, written at about the same time, and the Trinitias Mass K. 167 of the previous year, is a more or less strongly evident tendency towards contrapuntal writing. However, while the Dixit et Magnificat and the Trinitas Mass approach the late-baroque style, in these two brevis Masses Mozart sought to combine traditional polyphonic techniques with a more modern musical language. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4062500.
SKU: CA.4061611
ISBN 9790007073657. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.4061619
ISBN 9790007133313. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Here, as also in his earlier Litte Credo Mass KV 192, Mozart made use of a church music device which can be traced back in south-German and Austrian church music to the beginning of the 18th century: frequent repetition of the opening words of the Credo. This presupposes that the setting of the words of the intonation Credo in unum Deum as part of an ensemble composition, which for centuries had been intoned in plainsong by the priest, had become liturgically acceptable. It was only a small and syntactically logical step for the word Credo to be repeated before the individual articles of belief, thus strengthening the declaration of faith. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4061600.
SKU: CA.4068209
ISBN 9790007220228. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Johann Georg Zechner is considered to be one of the most prolific Austrian composers of church music during the time of Maria Theresa. His ca. 250 surviving compositions, including works in practically all genre of church music, found a wide reception in many Austrian, Bohemian and Moravian monasteries and in pilgrimage churches. His Grosse Orgelsolomesse was probably composed in 1761 for the dedication of the organ in the monastery at Gottweig. As in other of his late works, the strict royal style, which essentially characterizes Zechner's compositions, is tempered through the use of elements of the galant style of composition. The organ plays solistically in all of the movements. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4068200.
SKU: CA.4062711
ISBN 9790007084707. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
The relatively unspectacular nature of the Spaur Mass may be one of the reasons for the fact that writers on music generally refer to it only as a peripheral work, a little sister of Mozart's important church works. With regard to scoring, the Spaur Mass belongs to the category of the missa solemnis, but its brevity and its stylistic character belong far more to the missa brevis. Unlike the Organ Solo Mass KV 259, here the soloistic element - both instrumental and vocal - is clearly integrated to the background in favour of the development of the whole ensemble. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4062700.
SKU: CA.4061649
ISBN 9790007073688. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.4062749
ISBN 9790007084738. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.9101811
ISBN 9790007230265. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Eberlin wrote some 250 church music works at Salzburg, thus creating a repertoire which later strongly influenced Mozart. His masses are distinguished by harmonic and melodic subtleties, but most of them are effective even in performances with restricted resources. This mass is one such work, a rewarding prospect for every church choir. Score and part available separately - see item CA.9101800.
SKU: CA.4005809
ISBN 9790007083915. Language: Latin.
Contents: Dixit Dominus (Ps 109) in C major Confitebor (Ps 110) in E minor Beatus vir (Ps 111) in B flat major Laudate pueri (Ps 112) in F major Laudate Dominum (Ps 116) in A major Magnificat in C major (all pieces also available seperately). Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4005800.
