Missa primi toni octo vocum
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| Missa primi toni octo vocum | |
|---|---|
| by Stefano Bernardi | |
 Organ balconies at Salzburg Cathedral | |
| Text | Order of Mass |
| Language | Latin |
| Composed | 1630 |
| Movements | 5 |
| Vocal | double choir SATB |
| Instrumental |
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The Missa primi toni octo vocum is a mass setting for double choir composed by Stefano Bernardi in 1630 for the Salzburg Cathedral where he was music director.
Bernardi was called to serve as music director of the Salzburg Cathedral, after positions in Verona and Brixen.[1] The exact time of his appointment is not known, but it was 1627 at the latest.[1] Bernardi introduced the Italian stile concertato in Salzburg.[2] The new cathedral building was completed and inaugurated in 1628, and Bernardi composed a Te Deum for 12 choirs for the occasion.[3]
Bernardi composed the Missa primi toni octo vocum for two four-part choirs (SATB) and basso continuo for the cathedral in 1630.[3][4] The only extant complete copy is held by the Salzburg Cathedral archive. Separate individual parts were found in Einsiedeln Abbey and in the Mondsee parish.[3]
