Mozart - KV 220 -1 Kyrie - Tenor

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Tenor Choir Practice: “Kyrie” from “Missa Brevis in C major” , KV 220 /196b , Mass No. 9, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1775 in Salzburg. The mass is festively scored like a Missa solemnis with brass and timpani in addition to four solists, strings and organ. This mass is often called "Spatzenmesse" or "Sparrow Mass" because of the violin figures in the Hosannas of the Sanctus and Benedictus, which are thought to resemble the sound of a bird chirping. Whether this chirping sound was intentional or not is open to debate. However, musical historians do agree that , later in his life, Mozart had a beloved pet bird that would actually sit on his shoulder while he would create his scores.