Kim Patrick Clow:

>I am guessing it was after Mozart's death, when he (Salieri) became
>involved with sacred music in the first decade of the 19th century?

I found an interesting little review on Salieri's Mass in d minor by
Jane Schatkin Hettrick, where she states that probably each one of his
four Masses were written during war times (1805), in expectation of some
great religious service at a victory...that never came:

   http://www.areditions.com/rr/embellish/2003_19/feature.html

There's also a review of the Requiem here:

   http://www.requiemsurvey.org/composers.php?id=691

>Welcome back to the list too!

Thanks!!

Pablo Massa
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