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Beethoven's Mass in C major, Op. 86, is premiered, commissioned by Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, and displeasing him.
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Mass in C major (Beethoven)
1807 Mass by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven composed the Mass in C Major, Op. 86, to a commission from Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II in 1807. The mass, scored for four vocal soloists, choir and orchestra, was premiered that year by the Prince's musical forces in Eisenstadt. Beethoven performed parts of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Opus number
Number indicating the chronological order of a composition among all of the composer's works
In music, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's publication of that work. Opus numbers are used to distinguish among compositions with similar titles; the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy
Hungarian prince
Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. His building of palaces, extravagant clothing, and taste for opera and other grand musical productions led to his being given the title "the Magnificent". He is remembered as the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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