Harmony fair
The Harmony Mass in B flat major by Joseph Haydn ( Hob. XXII: 14) was written in 1802 and is Haydn's last great mass . Its name comes from the large line-up of wind instruments ( harmony music ) for the time.
The mass was premiered on September 8, 1802, on the name day of Princess Esterhazy, in the mountain church in Eisenstadt and lasts about 46 minutes. The line-up includes four solo voices, a choir , strings , flute, two oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, timpani and organ.
construction
The fair is divided into six parts:
- 1. Kyrie eleison. Poco adagio. Solos SATB, choir and orchestra
- 2. Gloria in excelsis deodorant. Vivace assai. Soprano solo, Tutti
- 3. Qui tollis. Allegretto. Solos SATB, Tutti
- 4. Quoniam to solus sanctus. Allegro spiritoso. Solos SATB, Tutti
- 5. Credo in unum Deum. Vivace. Solos TB, Tutti
- 6. Et incarnatus est. Adagio. Solos SATB, Tutti
- 7. Et resurrexit. Vivace. Tutti
- 8. Et vitam venturi. Vivace. Solos SATB, Tutti
- 9. Sanctus. Adagio - Allegro. Solos SATB, Tutti
Benedictus
- 10. Benedictus. Allegro moderato - Allegro. Solos SATB, Tutti
- 11. Agnus Dei. Adagio. Solos SATB
- 12. Dona nobis pacem. Allegro con spirito. Solos SATB, Tutti
Recordings
| year | Soloists | Choir and orchestra | conductor | etiquette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Wilma Lipp, Margarita Kenney, Waldemar Kmentt, Kieth Engen | Choir and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera | Jonathan Sternberg | Nixa |
| 1966 | Erna Spoorenberg, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, Joseph Rouleau | Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields | George Guest | Decca |
| 1973 | Judith Blegen, Frederica von State, Kenneth Riegel, Simon Estes | Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic | Leonard Bernstein | Sony |
| 1981 | Barbara Martig-Tüller, Ria Bollen, Adalbert Kraus, Kurt Widmer | Bach Choir Mainz, Symphony Orchestra of the Südwestfunk | Diethard Hellmann | Calig |
| 2001 | Joanne Lunn, Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt | The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists | John Eliot Gardiner | Philips |
Web links
- Work introduction on bernerkammerchor.ch (PDF file; 1.19 MB)
- Mass in B-flat major, Hob.XXII: 14 (Haydn, Joseph) : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Sheet music in the public domain from Harmoniemesse in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)