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Haydn: Missa brevis (1805 revision) - Creation Mass

8/1/2011, 7 Tracks, 11:57

Featuring

  • Owen Burdick
  • Ann Hoyt
  • Julie Liston
  • Richard Lippold
  • Jane Glover
  • Nacole Palmer
  • Nina Faia
  • Kirsten Sollek
  • Daniel Mutlu
  • Matthew Hensrud
  • Andrew Nolen
  • REBEL
  • Trinity Church Choir New York
  • Joseph Haydn

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Haydn believed that compositional process and artistic inspiration were linked to spirituality, often praying with his rosary when composing.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The 'Creation Mass' (Schöpfungsmesse) gets its nickname from a musical reference to Haydn's famous oratorio The Creation, specifically in the Gloria movement.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

After Prince Anton's death in 1794, Haydn was required to write a Mass each year for Princess Marie Hermenegild, wife of the new Prince Nicolaus II Esterházy.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

As a choirboy, Haydn received a well-rounded musical education at St Stephen's in Vienna, learning keyboard, violin, composition, and singing.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Some of Haydn's contemporaries criticized his late Masses as "too cheerful to be sacred," finding their lively tempos and waltz-like metres more suitable for the dance hall.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Missa brevis in F major, composed in 1749, was revised by Haydn in 1805, with expanded orchestration including flutes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, and timpani.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Joseph Haydn's first and last compositions were Mass settings, reflecting the unique role sacred music played in his musical development.

Source: Booklet

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