Mass in B flat major
The House of Esterházy commissioned what are probably some of the most important masses to be written at the turn of the 18th to the 19th century: Joseph Haydn’s last, six great masses, Beethoven’s Mass in C major and the masses of Johann Nepomuk Hummel. The resonance in the contemporary musical press upon the publication of the B flat major Mass of 1816/17, Hummel’s first Esterházy mass, was exceptionally positive. In addition to the rather simply constructed wind parts, which can also be played by the organ, the work places greater demands on the strings and choir (without soloists) to master an effect-laden, expressive diversity ranging from pastoral simplicity and martial trumpet calls to artistically wrought fugues which is rarely encountered. The present new edition offers the first scholarly-critical edition of the work in a reliable musical text, including performance material.
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Composer
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
| 1778-1837
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Editor
Mario Aschauer
| 1980
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Die Carus-Ausgabe lässt keine Wünsche offen: klares Druckbild, informatives Vorwort (in drei Sprachen) und zahlreiche Querverweise.
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, Nr. 3/2013
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, Nr. 3/2013
Frequent questions about this work
Which organ part do I need for Version 2?
For this, you need the organ part listed – CV 40.664/49. This organ part is laid out so that it can be used either as the organ part for Version 1 (version with wind instruments), or – by using the ossia staves – it can replace the wind instruments (Version 2). The arrangement for reduced performance without wind instruments is by the composer himself.
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