Mass in C major, K. 167 "in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis"


The Missa in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis in C major, K. 167, is a mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in June 1773. It is scored for SATB choir, violin I and II, 2 oboes, 2 clarini, 2 trumpets, timpani and basso continuo.
A solemn mass, its name and date indicate that it was likely to have been composed for Trinity Sunday, for use in Salzburg's . This is Mozart's only wholly choral mass setting, excluding all solo vocalists. Einstein contends that this may have been done in order to achieve brevity, following the directive of Archbishop Colloredo.
The work consists of six movements. Performances take 25–30 minutes.
  1. Kyrie Allegro, C major, common time
  2. Gloria Allegro, C major, 3/4
  3. Credo Allegro, C major, common time
  4. : "Et incarnatus est" Adagio, C major, common time
  5. : "Et resurrexit" Allegro, C major, common time
  6. : "Et in Spiritum Sanctum" Allegro, G major, 3/4
  7. : "Et unam sanctam" Allegro, C major, common time
  8. : "Et vitam venturi saeculi" Alla breve, C major, cut common time
  9. Sanctus Andante, C major, 3/4
  10. : "Hosanna in excelsis" Allegro, C major, common time
  11. Benedictus Allegro, F major, common time
  12. : "Hosanna in excelsis" Allegro, C major, common time
  13. Agnus Dei Adagio, C major, 3/4
  14. : "Dona nobis pacem" Allegro moderato, C major, cut common time