Missa Sancti Nicolai, Mass No. 6 in G major, Hob. XXII/6, also known as the Nicolaimesse, is a mass by Joseph Haydn, composed around 1772 and revised in 1802.[1]
| Missa Sancti Nicolai | |
|---|---|
| Mass by Joseph Haydn | |
| Key | G major |
| Catalogue | Hob. XXII/6 |
| Composed | 1772 |
| Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
| Instrumental | orchestra |
The work is scored for SATB soloists and choir, two oboes, two horns, strings, and organ. The revision added trumpets and timpani.[1]
Like most Austrian masses, the work consists of six movements:
- Kyrie Allegretto, G major, 6/4
- Gloria Vivace, G major, common time
- "Quoniam tu solus sanctus" Allegro, common time
- Credo Allegro, G major, 3/4
- "Et incarnatus est" Adagio, G minor, common time
- "Et resurrexit" Allegro, G major, 3/4
- Sanctus Adagio, G major, common time
- "Pleni sunt coeli" Allegro, G major, 3/4
- Benedictus Moderato, D major, common time
- "Osanna in excelsis" Allegro, G major, 3/4
- Agnus Dei Adagio, G minor, 3/4
- "Dona nobis pacem" Allegretto, G major, 6/4
References
edit- ^ a b Green, Jonathan D. (2002). A conductor's guide to choral-orchestral works, classical period. Scarecrow Press. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9780810842069.
External links
edit- Free scores of Missa Sancti Nicolai in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
