Hohe Messe in h-Moll

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Hohe Messe in h-Moll is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, widely regarded as one of the greatest sacred choral works in Western classical music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
composition
mass
sacred choral work
associatedWithCity Leipzig
basedOnText Latin Mass Ordinary
catalogueNumber BWV 232
completionDate 1749
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
containsReusedMaterialFrom earlier cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
firstCompletePerformanceDate 19th century
genre choral music
mass
sacred music
hasSection Missa
Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem
linked to: Agnus Dei

Sanctus
Symbolum Nicenum
linked to: Nicene Creed
instrumentation orchestra
key B minor
language Latin
liturgicalUse Roman Catholic Mass
linked to: Catholic Mass
movement Agnus Dei
Benedictus
Credo
Gloria
Kyrie
Osanna
Sanctus
notableSection Crucifixus
Dona nobis pacem
linked to: Dona Nobis Pacem

Et in unum Dominum
Et resurrexit
originallyComposedFor liturgical and concert use
period Baroque
placeOfComposition Leipzig
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
religiousTradition Christianity
reputation one of the greatest sacred choral works in Western classical music
structure multi-movement mass setting
style contrapuntal
polyphonic
textSource Ordinary of the Mass
title Hohe Messe in h-Moll
Mass in B minor
usesParodyTechnique true
vocalForces choir
soloists

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BWV 232 alsoKnownAs Hohe Messe in h-Moll
Hohe Messe in h-Moll title Hohe Messe in h-Moll