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Johann Baptist Wanhal

Missa in Eb Nokki 36 [Weinmann XIX:Es1/Es3/D7]

Wanhal ?
Nokki 36
Nokki 26 (abolished)
Weinmann XIX:Es1
Weinmann XIX:Es3
Weinmann XIX:D7

Authenticity: Probably Authentic

This is one of Wanhal's large-scale masses, whose authenticity can be reasonably well ascertained stylistically (in particular, 'Domine Deus Agnus Dei' is set as part of the Qui tollis, a solution not found in the works of any other Viennese composers of this era). The work survives in a number of copies, whose locations stretch over several countries, and there are no known counter-attributions. There are therefore no reasonable reasons to doubt the attribution.

Variants

This mass exists both in Eb and D.Whereas the remaining movements have simply been transposed down a semitone in the latter, Christe has been transposed from Ab to A, so as to use virtually the same notation, but with different key signatures.

In this context, it is quite obvious that the version in D is a later adaptation for the following reasons:

* It is only found in peripheral locations (Switzerland, Poland). It is as of yet unknown whether these versions arose separately or if there is a connection between them.
* The Einsiedeln manuscript contains a solo viola (with bassoon suggested as a possible replacement instrument) in both Eb and D, with the latter being less detailed and in all things bearing evidence of having been made after the former.
* In his 'Domine Deus' masses Wanhal avoided keys with more than four flats. For this reason, this mass does not employ the tonic minor for the Domine Deus Agnus Dei and Agnus Dei, where this would have been normal. This makes sense in Eb but not in D. This is especially so because the Agnus Dei, which was originally in Cm, now ends up being in Bm (Hm), which goes further in the sharp direction than any other movement in the 'Domine Deus' masses.

Note that two geographically disparate manuscripts with the work in D survives.

Cataloguing

Nokki 36b was previously known as Nokki 26, as it was not possible to survey this document before the numbering was made. It has not yet been possible to study the Krzeszów copy, and it is possible that this represents a different solution to the question of how to transpose the work.

Weinmann catalogued this work thrice: in Eb, Weinmann XIX:Es1 used the soprano incipit, Es3 the violin incipit; the D version was catalogued as Weinmann XIX:D7.

1783	Krzeszów copy dated
1784	Osek copy dated
1786	Harburg copy acquired
1802	Petershausen monastery abolished, giving a latest possible date for the associated manuscript

Original version

Nokki 36

Instrumentation:

Orchestra: 2 ob.oboe , 2 tr.tromba (trumpet) , timp.timpani , 2 vl.violino , va.viola , b.c.

Choir: S.soprano , A.alto , T.tenore (tenor) , B.basso (bass)

Soloists: S.soprano , A.alto , T.tenore (tenor) , B.basso (bass) , 2 va.viola

Extent: 1576 bars

Music

Kyrie

Sections

1. Kyrie I

Tempo: Andante majestoso
Metre: 3
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 106 bars
2. Christe

Tempo: Andante
Metre: 2
4

Key: A♭ major

Extent: 110 bars
3. Kyrie II

Tempo: Allegro
Metre: 𝄵

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 101 bars

Gloria

Sections

4. Gloria

Tempo: Allegro moderato
Metre: 3
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 130 bars
5. Domine Deus

Tempo: Andante
Metre: 2
4

Key: C minor

Extent: 108 bars
6. Domine Deus Agnus Dei

Tempo: Allegro moderato
Metre: 3
4

Key: A♭ major

Extent: 47 bars
7. Quoniam

Tempo: Allegro moderato
Metre: 3
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 111 bars
8. Cum Sancto Spiritu

Tempo: Andante molto
Metre: 3
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 16 bars
In gloria Dei Patris

Tempo: Allegro
Metre: 𝄵

Extent: 98 bars

Credo

Sections

9. Credo

Tempo: Allegro
Metre: 3
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 96 bars
10. Et incarnatus

Tempo: Andante molto
Metre: 2
4

Key: A♭ major

Extent: 97 bars
11. Et resurrexit

Tempo: Allegro
Metre: 3
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 108 bars
12. Et vitam

Tempo: Allegro
Metre: 2
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 59 bars

Sanctus

Sections

13. Sanctus

Tempo: Adagio
Metre: 3
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 18 bars
Pleni sunt coeli

Tempo: Allegro

Extent: 21 bars
14. Osanna I

Tempo: Allegro
Metre: 𝄵

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 27 bars
15. Benedictus

Tempo: Andante
Metre: 2
4

Key: B♭ major

Extent: 109 bars
16. Osanna II

Tempo: Allegro
Metre: 𝄵

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 27 bars

Da capo of Osanna I.

Agnus Dei

Sections

17. Agnus Dei

Tempo: Adagio
Metre: 𝄴

Key: C minor

Extent: 61 bars
18. Dona nobis

Tempo: Allegro moderato
Metre: 2
4

Key: E♭ major

Extent: 126 bars

Sources

Performance Parts, Moravian Museum, Brno

Title page: N^r 2 / Missa in Eb, / a / Canto, Alto, / Tenore, Basso, / Violino Primo / violino Secondo, / Obois Duobus, / Clarinis Duobus, / Viola di Alto / in Agnus Trombone v[el] Viola } obl: / Tympanis / con / Organo / Di Sig:^re Giovanni Wannhall.

Note: no Vla or Timp.

CZ-Bm A 4416.

Performance Parts, Moravian Museum, Brno

Title page: Missa in Es / a / 4 vocibus / Violinis / Obois / Clarinisq[ue] [applying to the three preceding lines: '} duobus'] / Viola di Alto (in Agnus oblg.) / Tympano / & / Organo / Auth. Waⁿhal. / Pro choro Rayhradensi.

Cz-Bm A 13100.

Performance Parts, Museum of Music, Prague

[Classification: notated music, manuscript, copy, parts, complete]

Title page: Missa in Dis,, / a / Canto, Alto / Tenore, Basso / Violino Primo / Violino Secundo / Oboe Primo / Oboe Secondo / Clarino Prino, / Clarino Secondo, [for the four preceding lines: '}oblig: / on Dis'] / Viola Primo [sic] / Viola Secondo [for the two preceding lines: 'obligl: ad Benedictus et Agnus:'] / Tympani / con / Organo / Sigl: Wannhall // pro choro /Osseceno / [1]784:

Provenance: Osek

Link to external resource Library index card

CZ-Pnm XXXII E 105.

Performance Parts, Museum of Music, Prague

[Classification: notated music, manuscript, copy, parts, complete]

Title page: MISSA / Solemnis, / â / Canto, Alto / Tenore, Basso / Violino Primo, / Violino Secundo, / Alto Viola I^mo / Alto Viola II^do / Clarinetto Primo / Clarinetto Secundo / Cornu Primo / Cornu Secundo / Clarino I^mo / Clarino II^do in Dis. / Tympana, / & Organo. / Del: Sigl^re Wanhall. / De Musica / Joannis Aug. Fibiger

This copy contain parts for clarinets instead of oboes (the parts are, for the most part, identical), as well as two horn parts not found elsewhere. These appear to be slightly elaborated versions of the trumpet parts, and are probably a local addition.

Link to external resource Library index card

CZ-Pnm IX L 56.

Copy, Harburg

Not seen. Information taken from RISM. A surviving bill suggests that this work was sent from Vienna in 1786.

Link to external resource RISM

D-HAR III 4 1/2 2|o 187.

Haberkamp1976 p. 200.

RISM 450025752.

Copy, Moravian Musem, Brno

Title page: # / Missa in Eb / à / Canto Alto / Tenore Basso / Violinis Duobus / Obois Duobus / Viola di Alto / Clarini 2^bus in Dis / In Agnus Trombone Solo & Organo Solo / Tympanis / con / Organo / Sigre Giovanne Wanhal / P:L:S:O:M:G [sic]

Note: Vln I missing.

CZ-Bm A 17556.

Copy, Augustinian Monastery, Herzogenburg

Title page: Missa es Dis a 4 Voci Concto, 2 Violini, 2 Clarini e Tympano, 2 Oboe, 2 Tromboni, Viola...Organo e Violone Del Sig: Giovanni Wanhal. -

Not seen. Information taken from Weinmann1987. Title page transcript received from institution.

Note: Weinmann did not include a shelfmark, but there can be little doubt that this was the manuscript he was referring to.

A-H 902.

Herzogenburg p. 23.

Copy, City Church, Steyr

Not seen. Information taken from RISM.

Link to external resource RISM

A-STEp No. 177.

RISM 600094182.

Copy, Augustinian Monastery, Vorau

Not seen. Information taken from RISM.

Note: Cl I missing

Link to external resource RISM

A-VOR 433.

RISM 600055693.

Alleged Copy, University Library, Warsaw

Note: Weinmann did not have good access to Polish material, and may have reported what he did know of inocrrectly, as later attempts to locate this copy have failed.

PL-Wu 1070.