Great organ solo mass
The Missa in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae in E flat major ( Hob. XXII: 4), called Great Organ Solo Mass , is a mass composition by Joseph Haydn . It was probably made in 1770, because the watermarks on the autograph correspond to those of his opera Le pescatrici from 1769 and the line-up also provides for two English horns , which the Esterhazys only acquired in 1770. The large-scale, virtuoso organ part that Haydn himself performed during the performance is remarkable . The use of the English horn was also a specialty, because these instruments could also play the low Eb. So is the mass in E flat major.
Instrumentation: solo quartet, choir, English horns, horns, strings, organ (trumpets and timpani added later)
The parts are:
- Kyrie : Allegro moderato
- Gloria : Moderato - Andante - Allegro
- Credo : Vivace - Largo - Allegro - Presto
- Sanctus : Andante moderato - Allegro
- Benedictus: Moderato assai - Allegro
- Agnus Dei : Adagio - Presto
See also
- Small organ solo mass (Hob. XXII: 7)