Composition: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Mass in B minor |
| Alternative title | The Great Catholic Mass |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 232 |
| Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1748 |
| First published | 1845 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 8100 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Masses |
| Language | Latin |
| Period | Baroque |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| *I. Missa (Kyrie & Gloria) | — | — | — |
| *II. Symbolum Nicenum (Credo) | — | — | — |
| *III. Sanctus | — | — | — |
| *IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Ruoshi Sun |
| view | Complete | flute, oboe, English horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass | Tony Kime |
| view | Complete | organ | Emmanuel Legrand |
| view | Selections | 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Selections | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Selections | piano | Arthur Willner |
| view | Christe eleison (No.2) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Kyrie eleison II (No.3) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Laudamus te (No.6) | 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Laudamus te (No.6) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Gratias agimus tibi (No.7) | 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Domine Deus (No.8) | — | Peter Lang |
| view | Domine Deus (No.8) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (No.10) | 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe damore, violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Quoniam tu solus sanctus (No.11) | horn, 2 violas and 2 cellos horn, viola and 3 cellos bassoon, horn, viola and 2 cellos horn and 4 cellos bassoon, horn and 3 cellos 2 bassoons, horn and 2 cellos basset horn, 2 violas and 2 cellos basset horn, viola and 3 cellos basset horn, bassoon, viola and 2 cellos basset horn and 4 cellos basset horn, bassoon and 3 cellos basset horn, 2 bassoons and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Quoniam tu solus sanctus (No.11) | 4 cellos | Peter Lang |
| view | Cum Sancto Spiritu (No.12) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Credo in unum Deum (No.13) | 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Peter Lang |
| view | Patrem Omnipotentem (No.14) | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Et in unum Dominum (No.15) | 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 3 violas and cello 2 oboes, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboe damores, 3 violas and cello 2 oboe damores, 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe damore, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe, oboe damore, 3 violas and cello oboe, oboe damore, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Et in unum Dominum (No.15) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Et incarnatus est (No.16) | mixed chorus and organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Et incarnatus est (No.16) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Peter Lang |
| view | Crucifixus (No.17) | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Et in Spiritum Sanctum (No.19) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, viola and cello oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, viola and cello 2 oboes and 2 cellos oboe, oboe damore, viola and cello oboe, oboe damore and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboe damores, viola and cello 2 oboe damores, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Et in Spiritum Sanctum (No.19) | violin, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Confiteor (No.20) | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Peter Lang |
| view | Sanctus (No.22) | 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Benedictus (No.24) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | voice and organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | alto saxophone and organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | cello and piano | Philipp Roth |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | organ | Steve Repasky |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | organ | Friedrich Sacher |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | I. Missa (missing pp. 55–56) · view II. Symbolum Nicenum · view III. Sanctus · view IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view 1. Kyrie eleison · view 2. Christe eleison - 4. Gloria in excelsis Deo · view 5. Et in terra pax · view 6. Laudamus te - 8. Domine Deus · view 9. Qui tollis peccata mundi - 11. Quoniam tu solus sanctus · view 12. Cum sancto spiritu · view 13. Credo in unum Deum - 17. Crucifixus · view 18. Et resurrexit · view 19. Et in Spiritum sanctum - 21. Et expecto resurrectionem · view 22. Sanctus - 23. Pleni sunt coeli · view 24. Osanna - 27. Dona_nobis_pacem · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view 1. Kyrie · view 2. Gloria · view 3. Credo · view 4. Sanctus · view 5. Agnus Dei · view Appendix: Original version (vocal parts) of Et in unum Dominum with Et incarnatus est text. (p.172) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | 1. Kyrie · view 2. Gloria · view 3. Credo · view 4. Sanctus · view 5. Agnus Dei · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view I. Missa · view II. Symbolum Nicenum · view III. Sanctus · view IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | CCARH | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1700 | Incomplete Score (page 93 missing) · view |
| view | 10. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale) · view Engraving files (XML) · view |
| view | 22. Sanctus | — | Manuscript | 1724 | Complete Score (early version) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2, 3, Oboe d’amore 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Organ (Continuo, with Soprano Cues) · view Harpsichord (Continuo) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe/Oboe d'amore 1, 2, Oboe 3 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses) · view Organ · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Sopranos 1/2 · view Altos · view Tenors · view Basses · view |
| view | 1-4. Kyrie / Gloria | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | 1-4. Kyrie / Gloria | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe d'amore 1, 2 · view Bassoon · view Horn, Trumpet 1, 2, 3, Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Continuo (figured) · view Soprano I · view Soprano II · view Alto · view Tenor · view Bass · view |
| view | 10. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris | parts | — | — | Alto (solo) · view Oboe · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Bassoon · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | 19. Et in Spiritum Sanctum | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 22. Sanctus | parts | — | — | Complete Parts (early version) · view |
| view | 24. Benedictus | parts | Elie Jolliet | 2019 | Recorder Part · view Engraving File (Dorico) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | 1908 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Crucifixus (No.17) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score (organ reduction) · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Ruoshi Sun | 2021 | 1. Kyrie eleison I · view 2. Christe eleison · view 3. Kyrie eleison II · view 4-5. Gloria in excelsis - Et in terra pax · view 6. Laudamus te · view 7. Gratias agimus tibi · view 8-9. Domine Deus - Qui tollis peccata mundi · view 10. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris · view 11-12. Quoniam tu solus sanctus - Cum Sancto Spiritu · view 13. Credo in unum Deum · view 14. Patrem omnipotentem · view 15. Et in unum Dominum · view 16. Et incarnatus est · view 17. Crucifixus · view 18. Et resurrexit · view 19. Et in Spiritum Sanctum · view 20-21. Confiteor - Et expecto · view 22. Sanctus · view 23, 25. Osanna · view 24. Benedictus · view 26. Agnus Dei · view 27. Dona nobis pacem · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, English horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Part 1 - Complete Parts · view Part 2 - Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | I. Missa: Kyrie (No.1-3) · view I. Missa: Gloria (No.4-12) · view II. Symbolum Nicenum (Credo, No.13-21) · view III. Sanctus (No.22) · view IV. Osanna, Benedictus (No.23-25) · view IV. Agnus Dei, Dona nobis pacem (No.26-27) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | 21. Et expecto - Score and Parts · view 22. Sanctus - Score and Parts · view 23. Osanna - Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Russ Bartoli | — | 1. Kyrie I - Score and Parts · view 4. Gloria in excelsis - Score and Parts · view 12. Cum Sancto Spiritu - Score and Parts · view 17. Crucifixus - Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Universal Edition | — | Kyrie I, Qui sedes, Crucifixus and Agnus Dei · view |
| view | Christe eleison (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Kyrie eleison II (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in A minor ) · view |
| view | Laudamus te (No.6) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Laudamus te (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (revoiced, in G major) · view |
| view | Gratias agimus tibi (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 violins and 2 cellos 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Domine Deus (No.8) | Arrangement |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Domine Deus (No.8) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (No.10) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe damore, violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Quoniam tu solus sanctus (No.11) | Arrangement for horn, 2 violas and 2 cellos horn, viola and 3 cellos bassoon, horn, viola and 2 cellos horn and 4 cellos bassoon, horn and 3 cellos 2 bassoons, horn and 2 cellos basset horn, 2 violas and 2 cellos basset horn, viola and 3 cellos basset horn, bassoon, viola and 2 cellos basset horn and 4 cellos basset horn, bassoon and 3 cellos basset horn, 2 bassoons and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in C major , strings only) · view Complete Score and Parts (in G major , strings only) · view |
| view | Quoniam tu solus sanctus (No.11) | Arrangement for 4 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Cum Sancto Spiritu (No.12) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Credo in unum Deum (No.13) | Arrangement for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Patrem Omnipotentem (No.14) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Et in unum Dominum (No.15) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 3 violas and cello 2 oboes, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboe damores, 3 violas and cello 2 oboe damores, 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe damore, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe, oboe damore, 3 violas and cello oboe, oboe damore, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Et in unum Dominum (No.15) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Et incarnatus est (No.16) | Arrangement for mixed chorus and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Et incarnatus est (No.16) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Crucifixus (No.17) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Et in Spiritum Sanctum (No.19) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, viola and cello oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, viola and cello 2 oboes and 2 cellos oboe, oboe damore, viola and cello oboe, oboe damore and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboe damores, viola and cello 2 oboe damores, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts ( C major , strings only) · view |
| view | Et in Spiritum Sanctum (No.19) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts ( C major ) · view |
| view | Confiteor (No.20) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts ( A minor ) · view |
| view | Sanctus (No.22) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Benedictus (No.24) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | Arrangement for voice and organ |
— | — | Complete Score in A minor · view Complete Score (Original) · view |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | Arrangement for alto saxophone and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.26) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score ( A minor ) · view Complete Score (Original) · view |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Dona nobis pacem (No.27) | Arrangement for organ |
Friedrich Sacher | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
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| view | Synthesized | — | — | 1. Kyrie · file 2. Gloria · file 3. Credo · file 4. Sanctus & Benedictus · file 5. Agnus Dei · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | — | Side 1: Kyrie · file Side 2: Gloria · file Side 3: Gloria End · file Side 4: Credo · file Side 5: Credo End · file Side 6: Sanctus - Agnus Dei · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | — | Kyrie eleison · file Christe eleison · file Kyrie eleison · file Gloria in excelsis Deo · file Et in terra pax · file Laudamus te · file Gratias agimus tibi · file Domine Deus · file Qui tollis peccata mundi · file Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris · file Quoniam tu solus sanctus · file Cum Sancto Spiritu · file Credo in unum Deum · file Patrem omnipotentem · file Et in unum Dominum · file Et incarnatus est · file Crucifixus · file Et resurrexit · file Et in Spiritum Sanctum · file Confiteor · file Et exspecto ressurectionem · file Sanctus · file Osanna in excelsis · file Benedictus · file Osanna in excelsis · file Agnus Dei · file Dona nobis pacem · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Papalin (performer) | For Voices and Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | 1. Kyrie eleison I · file 2. Christe eleison · file 3. Kyrie eleison II · file 4-5. Gloria in excelsis, Et in terra pax · file 6. Laudamus te · file 7. Gratias agimus tibi · file 8-9. Domine Deus, Qui tollis peccata mundi · file 10. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris · file 11-12. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, Cum Sancto Spiritu · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (No.10) | — | Synthesized Performance · file Synthesized Performance · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Crucifixus (No.17) | For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Machella) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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