1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Offertorium
5. Sanctus
6. Benedictus
7. Agnus Dei

• Year of composition: 17 March 1875 according to the autograph
• Work category: Mixed choir with solo voice(s) and orchestra
• First performed: The Royal Opera in Stockholm, 1 April 1877, the Royal Court Orchestra and choir from the Royal Opera, conducted by Ludvig Norman. Soloists: Fredrika Stenhammar, Theresia Saxenberg, Viktor Dahlgren, and Anders Willman.
• Duration: 42 min

Instrumentation

4**.2.3*.2 / 4.3.3.1 / timp / str
(2 picc, bass clar)
NB 1: 2 piccolo flutes only in Gloria and Agnus Dei, otherwise only 2 flutes
NB 2: Bass clarinet only in the Offertorium, otherwise only 2 clarinets

Solo voices/choir

Solo voices: 1 soprano, 1 alto, 1 tenor, 1 bass
Mixed choir: S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Full score, orchestral parts, and piano reduction: Edition Levande Musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage, Stockholm 2015, critical edition by Finn Rosengren
Piano reduction (of the entire work): … Read moreMusikaliska konstföreningen [the Swedish Art Music Society], Stockholm 1881
Offertorium (scor): Abr. Hirsch (c. 1890?) Collapse

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

• Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Description of work

1. Kyrie C minor 4/4 (C), 122 bars
2. Gloria: Allegro C minor 4/4 (C), 185 bars
3. Credo: Andante C minor alla breve, 186 bars
4. Offertorium: Lento G major 9/8, 105 bars
5. Sanctus: Andante F major … Read more4/4 (C), 63 bars
6. Benedictus: Lento F major 3/2, 95 bars
7. Agnus Dei: Allegro moderato C major 4/4 (C), 120 bars Collapse