Missa in A (Score) 39.099/00 The fact that Suppè succeeded

The fact that Suppè succeeded in writing a Requiem which remains within the theological-liturgical bounds without sacrificing the values of an autonomous work of art is perhaps the greatest - although hitherto unrecognized- achievement of this work

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and the musical text itself only survives in contradictory and partially incorrect sources

The editions from 1610 and 1641 both include music for the Mass and Vespers

Missa in A (Score) 39.099/00 The fact that Suppè succeededFranz Xaver Richter probably wrote his Missa in A, with the nickname Hyemalis (winter), between 1781 and 1783, during his tenure as Kapellmeister at the Strasbourg Cathedral. This peculiar epithet leads us to presume that the Mass was meant to be performed during a sacred service in a time period between Epiphany and the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (Quinquagesima). The present work, a first edition, is a Messe sollenne senza Trombe, in which Richter