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Missa brevis in D major
Mass by W. A. Mozart
The composer in 1777
Key	D major
Catalogue	K. 194/186h
Composed	1774 (1774): Salzburg
Published	1793 (1793)
Movements	6
Vocal	SATB choir and soloists
Instrumental	brass strings continuo

The Missa brevis in D major, K. 194/186h, is a mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and completed on 8 August 1774. It is scored for SATB soloists, SATB choir, violin I and II, 3 trombones colla parte, and basso continuo.

This missa brevis is thought to have been composed for ordinary liturgical use in the Salzburg Cathedral, under the directive of Archbishop Colloredo. Mozart tried to satisfy Colloredo's demands for brevity and concision in the composition of this mass – none of the movements have an orchestral prelude, the orchestra itself is highly reduced, there is very little fugal writing, and much of the setting is homophonic. In 1793, the Lotter house published the mass posthumously; it was the first of Mozart's works to appear in print.

The mass consists of six movements. Performances require approximately 15 minutes.

1. Kyrie Andante, D major,
2. Gloria Allegro moderato, D major,
3. Credo Allegro, D major,
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   "Et incarnatus est" Andante moderato, D major,

   "Et resurrexit" Allegro, D major,
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4. Sanctus Andante, D major,

   "Pleni sunt coeli et terra" Allegro, D major,
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5. Benedictus Andante ma non troppo, G major,

   "Hosanna in excelsis" Allegro, D major,
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6. Agnus Dei Andante, B minor → D major,
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   "Dona nobis pacem" Allegro, D major,

References

1. ^ Eisen, Cliff; Keefe, Simon, eds. (2006). The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia. p. 274. ISBN 9781139448789.
2. Einstein, Alfred (1945). Mozart: His Character, His Work. p. 334. ISBN 9780195007329.
3. ^ Sadie, Stanley (2006). Mozart: The Early Years 1756–1781. p. 349. ISBN 9780198165293.
4. Deutsch, Otto Erich (1966). Mozart: A Documentary Biography. Stanford University Press. p. 9.

External links

•  Missa brevis in D K. 194 (186h): Score in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
• Free scores of Missa brevis in D major, KV 194 in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
• Missa brevis in D major, K.194/186h: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

• Masses by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• 1774 compositions
• Compositions in D major