Mozart's Te Deum for four Voices ; with an Accompaniment
for the Organ OP
Pianoforte, arranged from the full Score, by EDWARD HOLMES.
This short Te Deum in C major is evidently a youthful work of the composer, in which he has made as much despatch with the words as is consistent with regard to musical design. Entirely choral, it is simple • and unpretending in its general style, but still with indications of the master that cannot be gainsaid. The short adagio commencing in D minor, and the final fugue in C with its magnificent stretto, are of this class. Whether for the Catholic service, when brevity is an object—as unfortunately it was at Salzburg Cathedral when a MOZART was the composer—or for choral practice, it will be found equally useful. The original score of two violins and a bass has German wind-instrument additions, which will furnish out an orchestra where required.
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