Mass in C major, K. 66 "Dominicus"

The Missa solemnis in C major, K. 66, is a mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1769.[1] It is scored for SATB soloists and choir, violins I and II, viola, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 clarini (high trumpets), 2 trumpets and basso continuo.

Not to be confused with Mass in C, 'Missa solemnis' (Mozart); Great Mass in C minor; or Missa solemnis in C minor.

Missa solemnis in C major
"Dominicus"
Mass by W. A. Mozart
KeyC major
CatalogueK. 66
OccasionOrdination of Cajetan Hagenauer as Pater Dominicus
Composed15 October 1769 (1769-10-15): Salzburg
Movements6
VocalSATB choir and soloists
InstrumentalOrchestra

Mozart composed the mass for the ordination of Cajetan Hagenauer, son of Lorenz Hagenauer, the Mozarts' landlord and family friend. Cajetan had entered St Peter's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, whilst the Mozarts were on their grand tour.[2] When he became a priest in 1769, he took the name Pater Dominicus and celebrated his first solemn high mass; this gives the work its nickname, Dominicusmesse.[3] Leopold Mozart conducted the première on 15 October to a packed church in Salzburg;[4][5] it is thought that the success of this performance led to Wolfgang's first Italian tour.[6]

Due to its length, the mass is classified as a missa solemnis.[7] It is divided into six movements.

1. Kyrie Adagio, C major, common time

— "Kyrie eleison" Allegro, C major, 3/4

2. Gloria Allegro moderato, C major, 3/4

— "Laudamus te" Andante grazioso, F major, 2/4; soprano/alto duet
— "Gratias agimus tibi" Adagio, C major, common time
— "Propter magnam gloriam tuam" Allegro, C major, common time
— "Domine Deus" Un poco andante, G major, 3/4; tenor solo
— "Qui tollis peccata mundi" Un poco adagio, G minor, common time
— "Quoniam tu" Andante ma un poco Allegro, F major, 3/4; soprano solo
— "Cum Sancto Spiritu" Alla breve, C major, cut common time

3. Credo Molto allegro, C major, common time

— "Et incarnatus est" Adagio, F major, 3/4; soloists
— "Crucifixus" Adagio, C minor, common time
— "Et resurrexit" Molto allegro, C major, common time
— "Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum" Andante, G major, 3/4; soprano solo
— "Et in unam sanctam" Moderato, C major, common time
— "Et vitam venturi saeculi" Allegro, C major, 3/4

4. Sanctus Adagio, C major, common time

— "Pleni sunt coeli et terra" Allegro, C major, 3/4
— "Hosanna in excelsis" Moderato, C major, common time

5. Benedictus Allegro moderato, G major, common time; soloists

— "Hosanna in excelsis" Moderato, C major, common time

6. Agnus Dei Allegro moderato, C major, common time

— "Dona nobis pacem" Allegro, C major, 3/8

References
  1. Melograni, Piero (2007). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography. p. 31.
  2. Einstein, Alfred (1945). Mozart: His Character, His Work. p. 325.
  3. Kennedy, Michael; Bourne, Joyce, eds. (2004). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 204.
  4. Deutsch, Otto Erich (1966). Mozart: A Documentary Biography. Stanford University Press. p. 146.
  5. Halliwell, Ruth (1998). The Mozart Family: Four Lives in a Social Context. p. 142.
  6. Keefe, Simon P. (2003). The Cambridge Companion to Mozart. Cambridge Companions to Music. p. 120.
  7. Sadie, Stanley (2006). Mozart: The Early Years 1756–1781. OUP Oxford. p. 168.
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