Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 |
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Composition Year | 1844 |
Genre Categories | Masses; Religious works; For mixed chorus, organ; |
Work Title | Mass No.1 in A-flat major |
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Alternative. Title | Mass No.1 in A♭ ; Messe (No. 1) en la-bemol a trois voix: avec accompagnement d'orgue |
Composer | Gounod, Charles |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | CG 64 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICG 91 |
Key | A-flat major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1844 |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | chorus (3-part), organ |
Gounod was appointed maître de chapelle at the Séminaire des Missions Etrangères, Paris, in 1843. Jean-Hubert-Joseph Franck, violinist, composer, and organist; younger brother of César Franck; succeeded Gounod as organist at the Séminaire des Missions Etrangères.