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Event title:

Celebration of Mass

Venue: St Mary of the Snows Church [Kostel Panna Marie Sněžné]

Event type: Church music events

Date: 05/08/1863

Season: Summer

Keywords: Ecclesiastical / Religious events, Genres - Church music, Public performance events

Programme comprising:

General participants:

Saint Mary of the Snows Church [Kostel Panna Marie Sněžné]: participating institution, vv

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van : Mass, solo vv, chorus, orch, C major, op.86

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus : unspecified graduale or offertorium, vv, [orch / org?]

MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, Felix : unspecified graduale or offertorium, vv, [orch / org?]

Commentary:

The Tagesanzeiger daily almanac of Prague social and musical events published by Prager Morgenpost 5/8/1863 related: ‘In the Franciscan parish church of Maria Schnee [Mary of the Snows] performance of the great Beethoven Mass in C major with interpolations by Mozart and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.’ No further details were given by this source.

Summary of sources:

Prager Morgenpost (05/08/1863)