List of masses by Joseph Haydn
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Masses
composed by Joseph Haydn
are listed below. Masses are sorted using chronological indices given by New Grove. The Hoboken catalogue
had also placed the masses in presumed chronological order, but further research has undermined that sequence.
Masses nos. 9–14 form a group: each was composed by Haydn for the Esterházy family, to celebrate the name day
(12 September) of Princess Maria Hermenegild, the wife of Prince Nikolaus II
and a friend of the composer. The composition of these masses was Haydn's principal duty to his old employers at this time of his career.
The Harmoniemesse 1802 was Haydn's last major work, he shortly afterward sank into debilitating illness and was unable to compose further.
Mass (music)
The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy to music...
composed by Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
are listed below. Masses are sorted using chronological indices given by New Grove. The Hoboken catalogue
Hoboken-Verzeichnis
The Hoboken-Verzeichnis is the catalogue of over 750 works by Joseph Haydn as compiled by Anthony van Hoboken.Unlike Ludwig von Köchel's catalogue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works, or Otto Erich Deutsch's catalogue of Franz Schubert's works, which are both arranged chronologically by date of...
had also placed the masses in presumed chronological order, but further research has undermined that sequence.
- No. 1 in G majorG majorG major is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp, F; in treble-clef key signatures, the sharp-symbol for F is usually placed on the first line from the top, though in some Baroque music it is placed on the first space from the bottom...
: 'Missa Rorate coeli desuper' (H.Hoboken-VerzeichnisThe Hoboken-Verzeichnis is the catalogue of over 750 works by Joseph Haydn as compiled by Anthony van Hoboken.Unlike Ludwig von Köchel's catalogue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works, or Otto Erich Deutsch's catalogue of Franz Schubert's works, which are both arranged chronologically by date of...
22/3) (c.1750). - No. 2 in F majorF majorF major is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat . It is by far the oldest key signature with an accidental, predating the others by hundreds of years...
: 'Missa brevis' (H. 22/1) (1750) - No. 3 in C majorC majorC major is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps.Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor....
: 'Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae', also spuriously known as 'Cäcilienmesse' (St Cecilia) (H. 22/5) (1766–73) - No. 4 in D minorD minorD minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has one flat ....
: 'Missa Sunt bona mixta malis' (H. 22/2) (1768; Fragment) - No. 5 in E flat majorE flat majorE major or E-flat major is a major scale based on E-flat, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has three flats: B, E, A.Its relative minor is C minor, and its parallel minor is E minor....
: 'Missa in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae', also known as the 'Große Orgelmesse' ('Great Organ Mass') (H. 22/4) (1770) - No. 6 in G major: 'Missa Sancti Nicolai, Nicolaimesse' (H. 22/6) (1772)
- No. 7 in B flat majorB flat majorB major or B-flat major is a major scale based on B-flat, consisting of the pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. Its key signature has two flats, B/E .Its relative minor is G minor, and its parallel minor is B minor....
: 'Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de DeoMissa brevis Sancti Joannis de DeoThe Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo in B-flat major by Joseph Haydn, Hob. XXII:7, Novello 8, was written in 1775 for the Barmherzige Brüder in Kismarton, Hungarian Kingdom, whose patron saint was St. John of God...
', also known as the 'Kleine Orgelmesse' ('Little Organ Mass') (H. 22/7) (c.1775) - No. 8 in C major: 'Missa Cellensis, Mariazellermesse' (H. 22/8) (1782)
Masses nos. 9–14 form a group: each was composed by Haydn for the Esterházy family, to celebrate the name day
Name day
A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....
(12 September) of Princess Maria Hermenegild, the wife of Prince Nikolaus II
Nikolaus II, Fürst Esterházy de Galántha
Nikolaus II Esterházy was a wealthy Hungarian prince. He served the Austrian Empire and was a member of the famous Esterházy family...
and a friend of the composer. The composition of these masses was Haydn's principal duty to his old employers at this time of his career.
- No. 9 in B flat major: 'Missa sancti Bernardi von OffidaMissa sancti Bernardi von OffidaThe Missa sancti Bernardi von Offida in B-flat major by Joseph Haydn, Hob. XXII:10, Novello 1, was written the same year as the Missa in tempore belli, and it "may have been the first Mass Haydn wrote after his return from England." Yet it may also have been the second. It is usually given as...
', also known as the 'Heiligmesse' (H. 22/10) (1796) - No. 10 in C major: 'Missa in tempore belliMissa in tempore belliMissa in tempore belli is Joseph Haydn’s tenth, and one of the most popular, of his fourteen settings of the mass.This mass is catalogued Mass No. 10 in C major, , and is sometimes known as the Paukenmesse due to the inclusion of the timpani in its orchestration...
' ('Mass In Time of War'), also known as the 'Paukenmesse' ('Kettledrum Mass') (H. 22/9) (1796) - No. 11 in D minor: 'Missa in AngustiisMissa in angustiisThe Missa in Angustiis or "Nelson Mass" , is one of fourteen masses written by Joseph Haydn. It is one of the six masses written near the end of his life which are now seen as a culmination of Haydn's liturgical composition.- Background :Haydn's chief biographer, H. C...
' ('Mass in Troubled Times'), also known as the 'Nelson Mass' (H. 22/11) (1798) - No. 12 in B flat major: 'Theresienmesse' (named for the Maria Theresa of the Two Sicilies) (H. 22/12) (1799)
- No. 13 in B flat major: 'SchöpfungsmesseSchöpfungsmesseThe Mass No. 13 in B flat major, Hob. 22/13, was composed by Joseph Haydn in 1801. It is known as the Schöpfungsmesse or Creation Mass because for the words "Qui tollis peccata mundi" in the Gloria, Haydn recycled music from the Adam and Eve's final duet in The Creation, a fact which scandalized...
' ('Creation Mass') (H. 22/13) (1801) - No. 14 in B flat major: 'HarmoniemesseHarmoniemesseThe Harmoniemesse in B-flat major by Joseph Haydn, Hob. XXII:14, Novello 6, was written in 1802. It is because of the prominence of the winds in this mass and "the German terminology for a kind of wind ensemble, Harmonie," that this mass setting is called "Harmoniemesse" or "Wind-Band Mass."...
' ('Wind-bandHarmonieHarmonie is a German word that, in the context of the history of music, designates a band of wind instruments employed by an aristocratic patron, particularly during the Classical era of the 18th century...
Mass') (H. 22/14) (1802).
The Harmoniemesse 1802 was Haydn's last major work, he shortly afterward sank into debilitating illness and was unable to compose further.