Sparrow fair

The Sparrow Mass in C major, KV 220 (196b), is a mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .

It was probably premiered on Easter Sunday , April 7th, 1776 in Salzburg Cathedral and belongs to the type of "Missa brevis et solemnis", that is, it is on the one hand tightly arranged according to a Missa brevis , but on the other hand it is festively set like a Missa with trumpets and timpani solemnis . Mozart refrained from breaking up the text of the ordinarium into individual numbers, extended complete solo movements, final figures and contrapuntal sections in general .

• Kyrie
• Gloria
• Creed
• Sanctus
• Benedictus
• Agnus Dei

The mass owes its nickname "Spatzenmesse" to the memorable violin figures in the Allegro des Sanctus and Benedictus .

Web links

• Missa in C KV 220 (196 ^b ) : Score and critical report in the New Mozart Edition
• Sheet music from Missa Brevis in C major (KV 220) 'Spatzen-Messe' in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
• Missa in C, sparrow mass: MIDI / MP3 format, with practice files for choirists
• Missa brevis in C major, K.220 / 196b : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project