Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 173710 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. Life Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near the Hungarian border. ...

completed the Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae, Klafsky 1:18, MH 546, on August 5, 1793, probably for use at the ceremony in which Ursula Oswald, the daughter of a friend, professed her religious vows at the Benedictine Abbey of Frauenwörth Chiemsee (as

Saint Ursula Saint Ursula (Latin for 'little female bear', german: link=no, Heilige Ursula) is a legendary Romano-British Christian saint who died on 21 October 383. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar is 21 October. There is little infor ...

was her name day saint). Because of that fact, the Mass is sometimes known as the Chiemsee Mass.Sherman (1980), p. viii The score calls for a quartet of vocal soloists, mixed choir, 2

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

s, 2

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

s in C,

timpani Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionall ...

, and strings with an organ to play

basso continuo Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing th ...

. Additionally, Haydn would have expected three

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

s to double "the lower voices in choral tuttis," a second organ to play continuo during choral tuttis, as described by

Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist and theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook ''Versuch einer gründlichen ...

.Sherman (1980), p. ix # "Kyrie" Un poco Adagio,

C major C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and ...

, common time # "Gloria" Allegro, C major, 3/4 # "Credo" Allegro, C major, common time #:—"Et incarnatus est..." Adagio,

A minor A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major. The A natural minor scale is: : Changes ...

, 3/4 #:—"Et resurrexit..." Vivace assai # "Sanctus" Adagietto, mehr langsam, C major, 3/4 #:—"Pleni sunt coeli..." Allegro # "Benedictus" Allegro moderato,

G major G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative minor is E minor and its parallel minor is G minor. The G major scale is: Notable compositi ...

, common time #:—"Osanna..." 3/4, C major # "Agnus Dei" Andante mà Comodo, C major, 3/4 #:—"Dona nobis pacem..." Allegro molto Haydn treated this setting of the mass ordinary "along symphonic lines" rather than "in the manner of the old Cantata Mass." Consequences of the treatment are that include the solo quartet acting as more of "a foil to the choral tutti" and the use of fugue "as the primary medium of thematic elaboration."

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* Sherman, Charles, 1969. Mainz Foreword to ''Missa pro Defunctis'', Universal Edition * Sherman, Charles, 1980. Madison, Wisconsin Preface to ''Missa in Honorem Sanctae Ursulae'', A-R Editions, Inc. {{Authority control Compositions by Michael Haydn Masses (music) 1793 compositions