Nikolai Mass

Haydn wrote the Missa Sancti Nicolai in 1772, probably for the name day of prince Nicolaus Esterházy. This work is on a larger scale than the other missae breves, and in the orchestra two oboes and two horns join the strings. At the very beginning of the Kyrie the gentle, pastoral character which distinguishes this work is established. Haydn reprises the music of the Kyrie in the Dona nobis pacem to round off the work.

This work is now available in carus music, the choir app!

Scoring: Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Cor, 2 Vl, Va, Vc/Cb, Org