Missa Cellensis

XXII:8, fully Missa cellensis fatta per il Signor Liebe de Kreutzner (Zell Mass made for Sir Liebe of Kreutzner) composed in 1782, is Joseph Haydn's eighth setting of the Ordinary of the Mass.

It was commissioned by the officer Anton Liebe von Kreutzner on the occasion of his ennoblement.

As well as Haydn's other Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae Hob.

On the other hand, Haydn included many innovations, such as the slow symphonic introduction at the beginning of the Kyrie, where the setting is built on the low voices of the choir and orchestra.

Scoring: Sections: A typical performance lasts ca.