The mass was commissioned by the Jesuit priest Father Ignaz Parhammer, who asked Mozart for music for the consecration of the new Orphanage Church - Waisenhauskirche (de) - on the Rennweg. The commission gives the mass its nickname Waisenhausmesse (Orphanage Mass). Mozart also composed a trumpet concerto suitable for performance by a boy as well as an offertory, both thought to be lost. Indeed, due to cataloging errors, this mass was also considered lost for many years.
| Date of composition | 1768 in Vienna, Austria |
| Premiered | 1768 in Vienna, Austria |
| Type | Mass |
| Tonality | C Minor |
| Catalogue | KV 139 |
| Instruments |
Other
- Performers
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa solemnis en do mineur, KV 139 "Waisenhausmesse" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa solemnis in do minore, KV 139 "Waisenhausmesse" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa solemnis c-moll, KV 139 "Waisenhausmesse" |