Mass in A major, Op. 126 (Rheinberger)

Mass in A major
In Nativitate Domini
by Josef Rheinberger
KeyA major
Opus126
LanguageLatin
Composed1881 (1881)
Performed24 December 1881 (1881-12-24): Allerheiligen-Hofkirche. Munich
Published1881
Scoring
  • SSA choir
  • organ
  • optional: flute and string quintet, or orchestra

The Mass in A major, Op. 126, is a setting of the mass ordinary in Latin by Josef Rheinberger. He composed it in 1881, originally for a three-part choir (SSA) with organ. When he conducted the first performance at the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in Munich on Christmas Eve, he added a flute and a string quintet. He wrote a version with orchestra later.