Haydn: Missa in honorem BVM in E-flat Major, Hob. XXII:4
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Editors: James Dack, Marianne Helms Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir Originally for: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: Missa in honorem BVM in E-flat Major ("Great Organ Mass"), Hob. XXII:4 Binding: Work Language: Latin ISMN: 9790006520589 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 64 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Following his "Jugendmesse" from 1749, church music played only a secondary role in Haydn's creative output. It was not until 1766 with the "Cäcilienmesse" and again in 1768-69 with the "Great Organ Mass", that Haydn returned to this genre of composition. This Mass in E-flat Major belongs to the same period as the "Sturm-und- Drang" symphonies. Some of the remarkable features of this period are reflected here in the expansion of expression combined with a new very original musical language. The score also contains the traditional Viennese trumpet and timpani parts although it is extremely unlikely that