{"product_id":"weber-missa-sancta-no-1-e-flat-major","title":"Weber: Missa sancta No. 1 E-flat major Score","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"details-work-subtitle d-block\"\u003eFreischütz-Messe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details-work-info d-block\"\u003eWeV A.2\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Maria von Weber wrote his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMissa sancta no. 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein E flat major in just two months, despite his heavy workload as Kapellmeister at the Dresden court. The work acquired the nickname “Freischütz Mass” because the composer interrupted work on his opera of the same name in January and February 1818 to compose the mass. And so Weber presented himself to his new employer King Friedrich August I of Saxony as a versatile composer, for as well as his main task of developing a German opera alongside the existing Italian opera at court, his duties also included writing church music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Mass Weber responded to the local conditions in a particular way: he took into account liturgical practice at the Dresden court by adding an Offertorium to the sections of the mass ordinary, setting this as a bravura aria specially written for the Dresden star soprano Filippo Sassaroli. Because of the reverberant acoustics in the Hofkirche, he avoided rapid changes of harmony. Although the Mass was perceived as too “operatic” by critics, it was very well received by audiences and also pleased the King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractically oriented edition based on the sources, performance material available on sale for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to medium difficulty level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText of the Mass includes an Offertorium in accordance with liturgical practice at the Dresden court at the time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Carus-Verlag - 001-100104","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49486329119006,"sku":"27.097\/00","price":94.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/3598\/1393\/files\/2709700u_1_78e9ac6b-6d93-4c63-8005-6a6f05942a44.png?v=1736354233","url":"https:\/\/juilliardstore.com\/products\/weber-missa-sancta-no-1-e-flat-major","provider":"Juilliard Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}