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Missa Solemnis
work by Beethoven
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contemplation of liturgy
discussed in biography
- In Ludwig van Beethoven: The last years of Ludwig van Beethoven
…the completed manuscript of the Missa Solemnis.
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tradition of classical choral composition
- In choral music: The mass
…Major, Opus 86 (1807), and Missa Solemnis, Opus 123 (1823), written in the maturity of the Classical era, are not liturgical, yet they stem from an inner need to carry on a great tradition and to set to music a text of central importance. The role of the choir is…
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