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Johann Baptist Wanhal

Missa in C Nokki 04

Wanhal ?
Nokki 04
Weinmann deest

Authenticity: Possibly Authentic

Stylistically there are several aspects of this work that appears dubious, and in particular the absence of tenors in the choir. The work only survives in one copy, but its provenance from the Ursuline convent in Bratislava gives the attribution considerable weight. During the 1770s Wanhal spent much of his time in the service of the Erdődy family in Varaždin, and the fragmentary music collection there contains several of his works, including at least one autograph. The Ursuline convent in Bratislava was the parent convent of the Varaždin convent, and one can therefore assume that significant communication, including the trade of music, took place between the two. The lack of a tenor part could be ascribed to the Ursulines being an order of nuns.

In favour of the attribution to Wanhal one might also notice the motivic reminiscences, typical of Wanhal, between the Christe, Gloria and Quoniam.

1827 Manuscript dated (by later owner?)
Instrumentation:
Orchestra: 2 vl.violino , va.viola , b.c.
Choir: S.soprano , A.alto , B.basso (bass)

Extent: 479 bars

- Music

1. Kyrie I

Tempo: Adagio

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 7 bars

Allegro

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 47 bars

2. Christe

Tempo: Andante

Metre: 3
4

Key: G major

Extent: 50 bars

3. Kyrie II

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 47 bars

Da capo of Kyrie I allegro.

4. Gloria

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 18 bars

5. Gratias

Tempo: Andante

Metre: 3
4

Key: A minor

Extent: 42 bars

The two first 'Domine Deus' cries are telescoped; 'Domine Deus Agnus Dei filius Patris' has been omitted.

6. Quoniam

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 19 bars

7. Credo

Tempo: Allego

Metre: 𝄵

Key: C major

Extent: 28 bars

8. Et incarnatus

Tempo: Andante

Metre: 3
4

Key: G major

Extent: 37 bars

9. Et resurrexit

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 2
4

Key: C major

Extent: 24 bars

10. Sanctus

Tempo: Adagio

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 9 bars

Pleni sunt coeli

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 𝄴

Extent: 10 bars

11. Osanna I

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 𝄵

Key: C major

Extent: 13 bars

12. Benedictus

Tempo: Andante

Metre: 3
4

Key: G major

Extent: 54 bars

13. Osanna II

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 𝄵

Key: C major

Extent: 13 bars

This movement is not found in the manuscript, but in works with a free-standing Osanna I one can reasonably assume that it was to be repeated for the Osanna II.

14. Agnus Dei

Tempo: Adagio

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 14 bars

15. Dona nobis

Tempo: Allegro

Metre: 𝄴

Key: C major

Extent: 47 bars

Retexting of the Kyrie I/II allegro. No realization of the text supplied.

- Sources

Performance parts, National Museum, Bratislava

[Classification: notated music, manuscript, copy, parts, complete]
Title page: [Former shelfmarks] // Missa Pastorer in C / a / Canto. Alto. / Basso. / Violino Primo / Violino Secundo. / con / Organo. // Authore Wanhal. // [in another hand and ink] Joanis Göbel / [1]827 / [in yet another hand] Posonii [?]

Provenance: Ursuline convent, Bratislava

RISM

SK-BRnm MUS VII 194.

 

File title:

Missa in C Nokki 04

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Editor: Halvor K Hosar


Last changed 2020-11-20 by Halvor K Hosar

- Revision history

Date Responsible Description
2020-11-20  Halvor K Hosar