Mass No 2 in E minor

Anton Bruckner

The work bears the designation Messe E-Moll, WAB 27.

General Info

Year: 1866, rev. 1882
Duration: c. 42:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental | Score Only - $23.00

Movements

1. Gloria - 6:27
2. Credo - 11:00
3. Sanctus - 3:59
4. Benedictus - 6:59
5. Agnus Dei - 6:00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
C/A Soprano Clarinet I-II
C Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Horn in D/C I-II
Trombone I-II-III

Eight-part mixed voice choir

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

An original work for winds and choir from a master of the late Romantic era, Bruckner's Messe E-Moll represents exceptional attention to drama, lyricism, and piety. The work reflects Bruckner's training in Renaissance polyphony as well as influences of his contemporaries. When programming such a monumental work, conductors should consider the need for academic research to maximize the musical references in the score and interpret them appropriately. This is certainly a special work that deserves careful planning and execution.

- Notes from Great Music for Wind Band

Media

Audio CD: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Simon Halsey, conductor; CBSO Chorus) - 1990
Audio CD: Orchestre des Champs-Elysees (Philippe Herreweghe, condcutor; Collegium Vocale Gent) - 2020

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Clarke University (Dubuque, Iowa) Wind Ensemble/Julien Winds (Rob Stull, conductor; Dubuque Chorale, Amanda Huntleigh, conductor) 23 April 2023
The King's School (Canterbury, U.K.) Chamber Orchestra (Will Bersey, conductor; The King's School Crypt Choir) - 16 November 2018
University of Maryland (College Park) Wind Ensemble (Mike Vota, conductor) – 12 March 2016 (CBDNA 2016 Eastern Division Conference, New London, Conn.)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Symphony Band (Michael Haithcock, conductor) – 24 November 2015
University of Maryland Wind Orchestra (Michael Votta, conductor) – 9 October 2015
Gewandhausorchesters Leipzig (Georg Christoph Biller, conductor) - May 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adagio from Symphony No 7 (arr. Schmalz) (1881-83/1995)
Adagio from Symphony No 7 (arr. Walker) (1881-83/2000)
Antiphon (arr. Gordon) (1884/1976)
Apollo March (arr. Leidzen) (1862/1951)
Apollo March (arr. Rhodes) (1862/1986)
Ave Maria (trans. Buehlman) (1861/)
Ave Maria (arr. Doss) (1861/2012)
Ave Maria (trans. Kreines) (1882/2006)
Ave Maria (arr. Leinhart) (1861/2012)
Ave Maria (arr. Malecki) (1861/?)
Ave Maria (arr. Marlatt) (1861/)
Ave Maria (trans. Powell) (1861/2012)
Ave Maria (trans. Reid) (1861/2013)
Cathedral Music (arr. Daehn) (1885/2005)
Christus Factus Est (arr. Thurston). see: Two Solemn Pieces
Christus Factus Est (setting Wilds) (1884/2018)
Drei Satze und Marsch in D Moll (arr. Schrijvers) (1862/2008)
Ecce Sacerdos Magnus (arr. O'Neil) (1885/)
Festive Cantata (1862)
Germanenzug (1863-64)
Hunt Scherzo from Symphony No 4 (arr. Dytrt) (1878/1979)
Hymn of Praise (arr. Gordon) (1885/1969)
Locus iste (arr. Grevenbroek) (1869/1998)
March in E-flat (arr. Tousignant) (1865/2013)
March in E-flat Major (arr. Leidzen) (1865/1951)
March in Es-dur (arr. Takahashi) (1865/2011)
Marsch in Es-dur (ed. Bornhöft) (1865/1996)
Mass No. 2 in E minor (1866/1882)
Mass No. 2 in E minor (tr. Scatterday) (1866/1882/)
Motets for Band (arr. Grevenbroek) (2000)
Os Justi (arr. Doss) (1879/2004)
Os Justi (arr. Forbes) (1879/2017)
Os Justi (arr. Meyer) (1879/)
Prayer and Alleluia (arr. Marlatt) (1868/2009)
Symphony No 4, Movement 1 (arr. Schmalz) (1874/1878/)
Symphony Nr 5: Finale (arr. Jenssen) (1975-78/2004)
Three Preludes (arr. Broege) (1836/1996)
Two Solemn Pieces (arr. Thurston)
- Christus Factus Est (arr. Thurston) (1884/1999)
Vexilla Regis (arr. Stevens) (1892/1995)

Resources

Bruckner, A.; Nowak, L. (1959). Messe E-moll: für achtstimmigen Chor und Bläser: zweite Fassung 1882 [score]. Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag: Wien
Nicholson, Chad. (2009). Great Music for Wind Band: A Guide to the Top 100 Works in Grades IV, V, VI. Galesville, MD: Meredith Music Publications. pp 28-29.