Johann Michael Haydn’s oeuvre includes more than thirty works in Latin or German for two or three descants, composed for his “dear choirboys” of the Salzburg ‘Kapellhaus’. The first setting of the ordinary in this series was the Missa Sancti Aloysii, composed in 1777. It was initially intended for the Commemoration of the Holy Innocents on 28 December, when the chapel boys celebrated their principal feast day.
This exceptionally charming mass, characterized by a wonderfully effervescent joyfulness, is an insider’s tip for anyone looking for new repertoire for three-part women’s, girls’ or boys’ choir. By virtue of ist scoring, the mass is also eminently suitable for small-scale performances.
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- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Agnus Dei
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Johann Michael Haydn
| 1737-1806Johann Michael Haydn worked at the renowned ecclesiastical princely court in Salzburg from 1763. Stylistically, he bridged the gap between the early classical period and the Biedermeier period during his 43 years there. In accordance with his official duties, Haydn contributed to practically all the genres cultivated in the Catholic liturgy: Haydn's church music is characterised by his knowledge of the liturgical function and the musical interpretation of religious texts. Johann Michael Haydn was initially regarded by his contemporaries as equal to Joseph Haydn. It was only the rapid rise of his elder brother to become the most important instrumental composer of the time that pushed Johann Michael Haydn into the shadows, from which the joy of musical discovery in recent years has increasingly brought him out. Personal details
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