| Missa in tempore belli | |
|---|---|
| Mass by Joseph Haydn | |
 The composer in 1791, portrait by Thomas Hardy | |
| Other name | Paukenmesse |
| Key | C major |
| Catalogue | Hob. XXII/9 |
| Performed | 26 December 1796: Vienna |
| Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
| Instrumental | orchestra |
Missa in tempore belli (English: Mass in Time of War) is a setting of the mass by Joseph Haydn. It is catalogued Mass No. 10[1] in C major (Hob. XXII:9).[1] Known also as the Paukenmesse due to the dramatic use of timpani, it is one of the most popular of his fourteen mass settings. The autograph manuscript contains the title "Missa in tempore belli" in Haydn's handwriting.
- ^ a b The Haydn masses are sorted using chronological indices given by New Grove. The Hoboken catalogue had also placed the masses in a presumed chronological order, but further research has undermined that sequence. See Oxford Composer Companions: Haydn, ed. David Wyn Jones, Oxford University Press, 2002, p. 475. ISBN 0-19-866216-5