Beethoven's Mass in C was composed for the birthday of Austria-Hungary’s Princess Maria Hermengild Esterhazy in 1807. The composer conducted a private first performance of the Mass in Eisenstadt in September of that year in the presence of Princess Maria and Prince Nicolaus Esterhazy.
Tthe Mass was heard by a wider public just over a year later when, in December 1808, it was part of a massive concert at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
The Mass consists of five movements:
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria (Qui tollis – Quoniam)
3. Credo
4. Sanctus (Benedictus – Osanna)
5. Agnus Dei (Dona nobis pacem)
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- Part 1
- Beethoven's Mass in C, performed by Troy High School, La Habra High School, and Our Lady of Guadelupe Choir, June 11, 2010
- Part 2
- Beethoven's Mass in C, performed by Troy High School, La Habra High School, and Our Lady of Guadelupe Choir, June 11, 2010
