Mozart Review

Listening Analysis: Mozart’s Mass in C Minor Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, also known as The Great Mass, is a large multi-movement piece of sacred music. I picked this piece because I particularly enjoyed the part commonly known as “Et incarnates” and I wanted to focus on this solo. The Great Mass was written for both vocals and orchestra, and contains vocal soloists. The entire Mass orchestration consists of a flute, two oboes, …showed first 75 words of 807 total…

…showed last 75 words of 807 total…dreary to me. The tempo was slow in most movements and the chorus seemed to lack feeling like the soloist did. That is the main reason that I did enjoy the “Et incarnates” section, it was happier. The tempo was much more upbeat. It was much more enjoyable to listen to and the soloist really expresses the love for God in her voice. This section sounds much more passionate than the rest of the sections.