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B Berlioz, Hector 1803 - 1869 · Romantic

Messe solennelle, H 20

H Messe solennelle, H 20A
Romantic D major 55 minutes (complete); 7 minutes (Resurrexit)
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Composed
1824 (Spring–December), rev. after July 1825, before May 1828 (Resurrexit)
First published
1902 (Resurrexit), 1994 (complete work)
Period
Romantic
Catalogue
H
Dedication
Movements
14

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14 sections; Introduction (Largement maëstoso) – attacca; Kyrie (Andante fugato); Gloria: (Con moto non troppo allegro); Gratias (Andante grazioso); Quoniam (Allegro vivace); Credo (Andante moderato); Incarnatus (Duo. Andantino semplice); Crucifixus (Andante doloroso poco lento); Resurrexit (Allegro vivace - Andante maestoso - Allegro agitato); Motet pour l’offertoire: Quis, similis tui? (Andante); Sanctus (Allegro con fuoco); O salutaris hostia (Larghetto); Agnus Dei (Larghetto à demi jeu); Domine, salvum fac regem nostrum (Allegro spiritoso)

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