Missa Solemnis in Full Score

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Misa solemne. Partitura general.

One of the greatest masterworks in the history of music, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis can be regarded as a vast choral symphony structured around the five divisions of the Ordinary of the Catholic Mass. Into it Beethoven poured his musical genius and most profound religious sentiments, creating a work too monumental for ordinary liturgical purposes, but one that stands with Bach's Mass in B Minor as a sublime vision of faith-both deeply personal and universal.
Beethoven wrote of the Mass: "My main purpose was to evoke in both the singers and auditors religious sentiments and to instill them permanently." Whether he succeeded in his religious intent is arguable; that the work succeeds musically and artistically is indisputable. It has enjoyed an enduring popularity for over 150 years and continues to be performed and recorded widely.
Now the entire Missa Solemnis is available in this inexpensive republication of the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel score, providing music lovers with an attractive, durable edition of one of the greatest achievements in sacred music.
Unabridged Dover (1991) republication from Series 19 of Ludwig van Beethoven's Werke, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, n.d.

CONTENIDO:

List of instruments and voices
Translation of texts
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei