First Publication | 1880 |
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Genre Categories | Masses; Religious works; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, organ, orchestra; |
Work Title | Grosse Messe |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Becker, Albert |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.16 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAB 11 |
Key | B-flat minor |
First Performance. | 1879 May 17 |
First Publication. | 1880 |
Librettist | Mass |
Language | German |
Dedication | King Albert of Saxony |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus (SSAATTBB), orchestra, organ |
Commissioned for the 25th anniversary of Karl Riedel's Riedel-Verein choir in Leipzig, 1878.