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Paukenmesse Missa in Tempora Belli; Mass in Time of War

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Music

Franz Joseph Haydn (born Rohrau, 31 March 1732; died Vienna, 31 May 1809)

Text

Liturgy

 

Premieres

First Performance: Eisenstatd (Bergkirche), August 1796.

First performance in UK: tbc.

First performance in Scotland: tbc.

Background

This is the second of the six late masses composed by Haydn.  A deceptively cheerful and melodic work, it was composed when Austria was under threat of invasion.  The ;Pauken' of the title are kettledrums, which have a prominent role.