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⇒ 8 more: 1. Kyrie (Christe eleison) • 1. Kyrie (Kyrie eleison) • 2. Gloria (Gloria in excelsis - Et in terra pax) • 2. Gloria (Laudamus te) • 2. Gloria (Gratias agimus tibi) • 2. Gloria (Domine Deus - Qui tollis peccata mundi) • 2. Gloria (Qui sedes ad dextram Patris) • 2. Gloria (Quoniam tu solus sanctus - Cum Sancto Spiritu)
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Papalin (Recorder, Chorus)
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Papalin
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Aria: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (No.10)
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Michel Rondeau
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MIDI
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These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Crucifixus
For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Machella)
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Maurizio Machella
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Synthesized MIDI
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These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Complete
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Composer’s manuscript, n.d.(1733/1749). Mus. ms. Bach P 180
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#310747 & 310748: Re-submission of the autograph of the Missa and Symbolum Nicenum originally submitted by Ivdruiz, supplemented by 9 of the 11 missing pages. Pages 55-56 are still missing from Bach Digital's scan.
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⇒ 11 more: No. 1. Missa / 1. Kyrie eleison • 2. Christe eleison - 4. Gloria in excelsis Deo • 5. Et in terra pax • 6. Laudamus te - 8. Domine Deus • 9. Qui tollis peccata mundi - 11. Quoniam tu solus sanctus • 12. Cum sancto spiritu • No. 2. Symbolum Nicenum / 13. Credo in unum Deum - 17. Crucifixus • 18. Et resurrexit • 19. Et in Spiritum sanctum - 21. Et expecto resurrectionem • No. 3. Sanctus / 22. Sanctus - 23. Pleni sunt coeli • No. 4. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem / 24. Osanna - 27. Dona_nobis_pacem
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1733-1749).
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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 180 #439543-429553: The PDF files generated from the full-resolution (500 dpi) TIFF files available from D-B. The degree of JPEG compression varies from one file to another so as to make the file size < 150 MB. Numbering of each piece according to that on D-B.
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⇒ 6 more: 1. Kyrie • 2. Gloria • 3. Credo • 4. Sanctus • 5. Agnus Dei • Appendix: / Original version (vocal parts) of “Et in unum Dominum”, / with “Et incarnatus est” text. (on page 172)
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⇒ 4 more: 2. Gloria • 3. Credo • 4. Sanctus • 5. Agnus Dei
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Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1925).
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Based on BGA edition (vis. identical errors at the beginning of the “Et in unum Dominum”)
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CCARH Team
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Palo Alto: CCARH.
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Based on BGA edition (vis. identical errors at the beginning of the “Et in unum Dominum”)
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Aria: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (No.10)
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Complete
⇒ 11 more: Oboe 1, 2 / Oboe d’amore 1, 2 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn (in D) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses • Organ (Continuo, with Soprano Cues) • Harpsichord (Continuo)
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Friedrich Smend (1893-1980)
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Neue Bach Ausgabe, Ser.II, Vol.1 Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1955. BA 5001.
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Missa (Kyrie and Gloria)
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Manuscript, n.d.(18th century)
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Manuscript Mus. 2405-D-21. See Misc. Comments
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⇒ 13 more: Oboe d'amore 1, 2 • Bassoon • Horn, Trumpet 1, 2, 3, Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Continuo (figured) • Soprano I • Soprano II • Alto • Tenor • Bass
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Manuscript, n.d.(18th century)
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Manuscript Mus. 2405-D-21. Some paper damage. Color scans.
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Aria: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (No.10)
⇒ 6 more: Oboe • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Bassoon • Harpsichord
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Gustav Rösler (1819-1882), piano reduction
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Latin
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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8246.
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London: Novello, 1908. n.p.
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Foreword by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), 1886; and F.G. Edwards, 1907 This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Kyrie I, Qui sedes, Crucifixus and Agnus Dei
For Piano Solo (Willner)
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Arthur Willner (1881–1959)
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Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332 Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca. 1931). Plate C.C. 98
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Scanned at 600dpi grayscale, converted to monochrome.
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Crucifixus
For Mixed chorus and Organ (Machella)
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Reccmo (2012/4/3)
For Piano solo (Liszt)
- See: Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S.180, by Franz Liszt
Aria: Agnus Dei
For Cello and Piano (Roth)
For Organ (Repasky)
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Steve Repasky
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Steve Repasky
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General Information
Work Title
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Mass in B minor
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Alternative. Title
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The Great Catholic Mass
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Name Translations
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B小调弥撒曲; B小調彌撒曲; Wielka msza h-moll; מיסה בסי מינור; 나단조 미사; Messe en si mineur; Misa en si menor; H-moll mise; Messa in Si minore; h-Moll-Messe; ミサ曲 ロ短調; Oferenn e si leiañ; Λειτουργία σε σι ελάσσονα; Hohe Messe; Mässa h-moll; Missa em Si Menor; H-Moll-Messe; Месса си минор; Missa en si menor; H-mollimessu; Меса сі мінор; Missa solemni toni Si minoris; Messe i h-moll; Mše h moll; Mass in B Minor; Миса во ха-мол; h moll missa; Misa în si minor; Si minör missa
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Name Aliases
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B小調彌撒; B小调弥撒; Msza h-moll; המיסה בסי מינור; B단조 미사; BWV232; Gran Misa Católica; Hohe Messe in h-Moll; Messe in h-Moll; ロ短調ミサ曲; ロ短調ミサ; ミサ曲ロ短調; Missa de bach; Bachin H-mollimessu; H-molli-messu; Missa in si minor; Missa sollemnis toni B mollis; Messe i H-moll av Bach; H-moll-messen; Bach B minor mass
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178024721; LCCN: no97078986; GND: 300009879; SUDOC: 060826673; BNF: 13909552x; NLA: 35367783; NDL: 001093754
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Composer
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Bach, Johann Sebastian
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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BWV 232 ; BC.E1
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJB 386
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Key
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B minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 sections
- I. Missa (Kyrie & Gloria)
- II. Symbolum Nicenum (Credo)
- III. Sanctus
- IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1748-49 (August to October)
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First Performance.
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1733-07-23(?) - actually no evidence of work being performed.
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First Publication.
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1833 - Bonn: Simrock (Kyrie and Gloria only) 1845 - Bonn: Simrock (complete)
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Language
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Latin, Greek
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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135 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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Voices: 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 3 oboes/2 oboes d’amore (A), 2 bassoons horn (D), 3 trumpets (D), timpani, strings, continuo
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Bach.de (German) Bach-Cantatas.com Mass in B minor - Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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Chronology
The Sanctus of the Mass was originally written for SSSATB in 1724 for Christmas; it was revised for SSAATB in the process of copying into the P 180 manuscript. The Kyrie and Gloria of the Mass were originally written 1733 for the Dresden court; some theorize that the Kyrie was a “Trauer-Ode” for Augustus I, and the Gloria a Coronation piece for Augustus II. It is unknown when the Credo was written, however, the manuscript is on a very different kind of paper, and Kobayashi dates it to near the end of Bach’s life. Further evidence of it not being copied wholesale is that the “Et in unum Dominum” was revised to include a separate “Et incarnatus est” movement. Also, the appearance of the “bridge” between the “Confiteor” and “Et expecto” shows clear signs of being a new composition (as does the Adagio introduction to the Kyrie).
The Osanna and Agnus Dei are all verifiable parody movements, but the date of composition is unknown. As Stauffer points out (2003), Bach may have had even more ambitious plans for the “Dona nobis pacem”, but was unable to complete it, and this explicates the extra staves ruled in the manuscript.
Print Sources Consulted
- Stauffer, George B. Bach / The Mass in B Minor / The Great Catholic Mass. 2 ed.
- Yale Music Masterworks Series. No. 1, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003.
Parodies
- I. Missa (Kyrie & Gloria)
- 1-3: Kyrie I, Christe, Kyrie II - Mass in G minor by Hugo Wilderer
- 4: Gloria in excelsis Deo: possibly a reworking of the end movement of a Köthen concerto?; later Movement I of ''Gloria in excelsis Deo''
- 7: Gratias agimus tibi: Parody of Movement II of ''Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir''
- 8: Domine Deus: Movement
- II. Symbolum Nicenum (Credo)
- III. Sanctus
- IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem
Publication: Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1833), p.95 ("Bach (J.S.) Messe f. 4 Singst. u. Orch. in Hm. Nach dem Autographum gestochen. Erste Lieferung. (Pag. 1–95.) Zürich, Nägeli, Subscriptions-Preis auf beide Lief.")
Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1845), p.42 (Bach (J.S.) Die hohe Messe in Hmoll, nach dem Autographum gestochen. Partitur. 2te Lief. Bonn, Simrock).