The (Mass in the second tone) is a

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Johann Ernst Eberlin Johann Ernst Eberlin (27 March 1702 – 19 June 1762) was a German composer and organist whose works bridge the baroque and classical eras. He was a prolific composer, chiefly of church organ and choral music. Marpurg claims he wrote as much a ...

. He wrote it for the

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, and scored it for four soloists, a four-part choir, two violins and continuo. The mass is structured in nine

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. The following table is based on the vocal score by Coppenrath, listing

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markings (showing those added by the publisher in brackets) and

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. Eberlin uses mostly the choir. ''Christe'' is a duet for

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and

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, ''Benedictus'' a duet for

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and bass, otherwise the soloists have only short passages within the texture. ''Kyrie'', choral throughout, is repeated after ''Christe''. In the ''Gloria'', the soprano soloists begins "Gratias agimus tibi", later the alto soloist enters with "Dominus Rex", later the tenor "Deus fili", finally the bass "Domine Deus". The choir sings twice "Qui tollis", continued first by the soprano solo "miserere nobis", then by the lower voices in succession, singing "suscipe". The concluding Amen begins with the choral soprano and alto, leading to a lively

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conclusion. The same Amen also ends the ''Credo''. The ''Sanctus'' is choral throughout. The basses begin with a solemn theme, which is imitated by tenor, alto and soprano. The call ''Agnus Dei'' is first sung by soprano solo, continued with a choral "miserere", secondly by tenor solo, continued similarly, and the third time by the choir in

homophony In music, homophony (;, Greek: ὁμόφωνος, ''homóphōnos'', from ὁμός, ''homós'', "same" and φωνή, ''phōnē'', "sound, tone") is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that flesh ou ...

. The call "Dona nobis pacem" is first sung by soprano solo, secondly by alto solo, both continued by the choir in dancing rhythm. The mass was published by Alfred Coppenrath, around 1970. It was published by

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in 2008, edited by Wolfgang Fürlinger.

References

Sources

Johann Ernst Eberlin / Missa secundi toni

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