"Bruckner's Missa Solemnis is a musical summa of the first thirty years of his life." Robert Führer saw the score and suggested to Bruckner to study with Simon Sechter. Bruckner showed Sechter the mass and Sechter accepted him as a pupil. The Missa solemnis was the last major work Bruckner wrote before concluding his studies with Sechter, who did not allow his students free composition while studying with him.
| Premiered | 1854, September 14th in Sankt Florian, Austria |
| First published | 1930 |
| Dedicated to | Elevation of Friedrich Mayer |
| Type | Mass |
| Tonality | B-flat Minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 29 |
| Approx. duration | 31 minutes |
| Spoken language | Latin |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
- SATB
Voice (Soprano) Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Orchestra Organ |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Missa solemnis en si bémol mineur, WAB 29 Anton Bruckner: Missa solemnis in si bemolle minore, WAB 29 Anton Bruckner: Missa solemnis b-moll, WAB 29 |