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Encyclopedia > Missa Solemnis

Missa Solemnis is Latin for solemn mass, and is a name which has been applied to a number of musical settings of the mass, especially particularly serious or large-scale ones. When used without qualification, the name usually refers to the 1823 setting by Ludwig van Beethoven (see Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)), but there are several other works known by the title:

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Mass: Missa Solemnis - Ludwig van Beethoven - Dominique PRÉVOT (2494 words)
While Beethoven's primary purpose in composing the Missa Solemnis was for performance as the mass for a particular religious event, he also believed that it could and should be performed outside of a church setting.
The religious significance of the Missa Solemnis is an issue of great importance as Beethoven's spiritual beliefs were somewhat unclear despite his Catholic upbringing.
Missa Solemnis was a turning point in Beethoven's life as he used the piece to give definition to his religious/spiritual beliefs and to "come to terms with god" during a time of spiritual crisis.
Missa Solemnis (Beethoven) - definition of Missa Solemnis (Beethoven) in Encyclopedia (745 words)
After some fugal development, it is interrupted by martial sounds (a convention in the 18th century, as in Haydn's Missa in Tempore Belli) but eventually brings itself to a stately conclusion.
The massive fugues at the end of the Gloria and Credo align it with the work of his late period--but his simultaneous interest in the theme and variations form is more than absent.
What is certain is that the Missa Solemnis is a difficult work, and a contentious one.
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