Missa longa in C, KV 262（ヴォーカル・スコア） Joseph Haydn During the period of transition

During the period of transition from the older [16th century] polyphonic style to the new concertante style Monteverdi displayed his compositional abilities in this collection using both means of expression

and in what order they were given

he wrote a number of sacred works

Numerous publications made this icon of Italian sacred music known throughout Europe

Missa longa in C, KV 262（ヴォーカル・スコア） Joseph Haydn During the period of transitionLeopold Mozart described KV 262, unlike Mozart's considerably shorter masses of the same period, as a "Missa longa". The prolixity of some of the movements and of concluding fugues in the "Gloria" and "Credo" is indeed surprising. The full orchestral scoring also emphasizes the ceremonial character of this Mass.