Mass in C Major Grosse Credomesse by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4-Part - Sheet Music
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Mass in C Major
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SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 clarinos/trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 2 violins, basso continuo
SKU: CA.4061605
Grosse Credomesse. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Mathias Siedel. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Mozart. German title: Missa In C (Credo-Messe) Kv 257 Rev.2003. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Choral Score. Composed 1775-1777. KV 257. 20 pages. Duration 27 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.616/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4061605).ISBN 9790007073633. Key: C major. Language: Latin.
Here, as also in his earlier "Litte Credo Mass" KV 192, Mozart made use of a church music device which can be traced back in south-German and Austrian church music to the beginning of the 18th century: frequent repetition of the opening words of the "Credo". This presupposes that the setting of the words of the intonation "Credo in unum Deum" as part of an ensemble composition, which for centuries had been intoned in plainsong by the priest, had become liturgically acceptable. It was only a small and syntactically logical step for the word "Credo" to be repeated before the individual articles of belief, thus strengthening the declaration of faith. Score available separately - see item CA.4061600.
