SATB choir, vocal soli, orchestra

SKU: CA.2708409

Composed by Joseph Leopold Eybler. Edited by Armin Kircher. This edition: urtext. 1x 27.084/21 oboe 1, 1x 27.084/22 oboe 2, 1x 27.084/23 bassoon 2, 1x 27.084/24 bassoon 2, 1x 27.084/31 trumpet 1, 1x 27.084/32 trumpet 2, 1x 27.084/41 timpani. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. Harmony parts. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1835. Duration 22 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.084/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2708409).

ISBN 9790007200114. Language: Latin.

Mozart and Haydn greatly admired the church music of their friend, the composer and Vienna court Kapellmeister Joseph Eybler. With its lyrical-pastoral mood, his Missa Sancti Alberti contrasts with his large-scale mass settings; in structure, extent, and orchestration it recalls Franz Schubert's well-known Mass in G major. Apart from two solo quartets which can be performed by soloists from the choir) the chorus is the main carrier of the musical action; the concise setting of the mass text is mainly set homophonically. Starting with a basic string group, the orchestra can be expanded ad libitum by the addition of two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, and timpani, enabling the work to be presented in its masterly orchestration. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.2708400.