Solemn Mass - Missa solemnis

Japanese: 荘厳ミサ曲 - そうごんみさきょく(英語表記)Missa solemnis
Solemn Mass - Missa solemnis

This mass (in D major, Op. 123) was composed by Beethoven in his later years. "Missa solemnis" originally refers to the most solemn and large-scale mass in the Catholic liturgy, and as the title suggests, this work is a large-scale mass with five movements, lasting about an hour and a half, with four soloists, a mixed chorus in four parts, and an orchestra with a pipe organ. However, the content goes far beyond the framework of church liturgical music, and it should be said that it is music that strongly expresses Beethoven's personal religious views. It took Beethoven five years (1819-23) to complete this rare and unique mass, using his own interpretation of the lyrics and symphonic techniques. Part of it was premiered in St. Petersburg in 1824.

[Yukio Miyake]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ベートーベンが晩年に作曲したミサ曲(ニ長調、作品123)。「ミサ・ソレムニス」とは本来カトリックの典礼のなかでもっとも荘重かつ大規模なミサをさすことばだが、この作品も題名の意味するとおり、4人の独唱者、混声四部合唱、そしてパイプ・オルガン付き管弦楽という編成をとり、五楽章あわせて約1時間半に及ぶ大きなミサ曲である。しかし内容は、教会における典礼用音楽の枠をはるかに超えたもので、むしろ個人的な宗教観が強く表れた音楽というべきであろう。ベートーベンは5年の歳月(1819~23)を費やし、独自の歌詞解釈と交響楽的手法によって、まれにみる個性的なミサ曲を完成させたのである。1824年ペテルブルグで一部初演。

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