Missa in angustiis | |
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Nelson Mass | |
Missa solemnis by Joseph Haydn | |
Catalogue | Hob. XXII/11 |
Language | Latin |
Performed | 23 September 1798 Eisenstadt : |
Movements | 6 |
Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
Instrumental | orchestra |
The Missa in angustiis (Mass for troubled times), commonly known as the Nelson Mass (Hob. XXII/11), is a Mass setting by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. It is one of the six masses written near the end of his life that are seen as a culmination of Haydn's composition of liturgical music.