CCLXIV. MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus: Missa Brevis in D Minor, K. 65

CCLXIV. MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)

Missa Brevis in D Minor, K. 65 (1769)
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus
5. Benedictus
6. Agnus Dei
Myrsini Margariti, soprano
Mary-Ellen Nesi, mezzo-soprano
Vassillis Kavayas, tenor
Petros Magoulas, bass
Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra
George Petrou, cond.
(16:38)

We've all been twelve, some more recently than others.

Two hundred and fifty-three years ago, a 12-year-old kid wrote this "short" Mass for a 40-hour vigil at the Kollegienkirche, Salzburg.

It boggles the mind.

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Missa brevis

Throughout, Mozart toggles back and forth between SATB soloists and the tutti choir. Much of the writing is both syncopated and chromatic, looking ahead to his mature period.

Kyrie

Or for easier reading. The kid knew his part-writing:

Gloria

Credo

Sanctus

Benedictus

Agnus Dei

and her sister, Doris.