Mozart - Missa brevis in G major KV140 (235d)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Missa brevis in G major K. 140 (235d)

Detailed product information
Edition no.: BA04736-90
ISMN: 9790006454730
Volume / Series: BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Editor: Senn, Walter
Arranger: Focke, Martin
Language(s) of work: Latin
Product format: Vocal Score, Urtext edition
Binding: Stapled
Pages / Format: 36 S. - 27,0 x 19,0 cm

Description

The Missa brevis K.140 (Anh. 235d = No. 5) occupies a special position in that it comes close to a pastoral mass, a type not otherwise represented in Mozarts mass oeuvre. As in no other setting of the Ordinary, songlike, graceful melodies predominate; only the main part of the Credo and the first section of the Agnus Dei stand out with their serious, solemn mood.

New, important evidence for the works authenticity has come to light through the discovery of old parts that were written at a time in which a false attribution of another composers work to Mozart would not have been possible: a copy at Kremsmünster Monastery, which according to Altman Kellner was written in Salzburg ca. (soon after) 1770, and a copy from Heilig Kreuz Kloster, Augsburg, of which thirteen parts contain autograph markings by W. A. Mozart. The masters hand is unmistakable.