LISZT, Franz 1811-1886

Missa quattuor vocum ad aequales (H T T. et H B B.) concinente organo ... Constat 1 Th. 15Gr. [LWV J5]. [Organ-vocal score]

Lipsiae: Breitkopfii et Härtelii [PN 8636], [1853].

Folio. Dark yellow cloth-backed light gray boards. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication to "Patri Venerabili Albach," verso blank), 3-35, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved.

Scored for Tenors I and II, Basses I and II, and Organ.

Handstamps of the Music Institute of the University of Vienna to title and dedication; deaccession note and stamp to verso of title.

Binding somewhat worn, rubbed, and bumped, with remnants of label to inner corner of upper board. Minor internal wear; lower outer corners bumped.

First Edition of the first version. Searle 8a. Raab 485a.

The Mass for four male voices and organ was composed in 1846-47 and was first performed in 1852 in Weimar "to celebrate the birthday of the President of the French Republic - later the Emperor Napoleon III. This is an unusual and austere work in which singers effectively declaim, not sing, parts of the Credo. The melodic line of the Gloria reveals the influence of plainchant." Collet: Franz Liszt. The Man & His Music, Alan Walker, ed., p. 340.

Item #40935

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