The Theresienmesse (Theresa Mass), Mass No. 10, by the Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn was performed (September 8).
Theresienmesse is a Mass in B flat major written by Joseph Haydn and named after Maria Theresa of the Two Sicilies, empress consort of Francis II. The empress herself was the soprano soloist at private performances of both The Creation and The Seasons in May 1801 at the Viennese Court. The title does not appear on the autograph score, which is labeled simply with the Latin word "Missa".
Between 1796 and 1802, Haydn composed six Masses to celebrate the name-day of Princess Maria Hermenegild (1768-1845), who was the wife of his patron Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy II. The Theresienmesse, written in 1799, belongs in this series. The work is thought to have been premiered on September 8, 1799. The location was the Bergkirche, near the Esterházy family seat in Eisenstadt, Austria.
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