The work employs a text compressed to the absolute minimum and is predominantly homophonic in texture – often close to plainchant as, e.g., the initial phrase of the Kyrie and the Credo – with occasional contrapuntal interruptions. The organ part consists of the alto solo line and a mostly unfigured bass. The use of horns "adds a warm, familiar timbre to music, and helps to clarify the harmony".
| Date of composition | 1842 in Windhaag, Austria |
| First published | 1932 in Regensburg, Germany |
| Dedicated to | Anna Jobst |
| Type | Mass |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | WAB 25 |
| Approx. duration | 9 minutes |
| Instruments |
Voice (Alto)
Organ 2x Horn |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Windhaager Messe en do majeur, WAB 25 Anton Bruckner: Windhaager Messe in do maggiore, WAB 25 Anton Bruckner: Windhaager Messe C-dur, WAB 25 |