Deryk Barker wrote:

>Kevin Sutton ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
>>The B minor mass has *no* liturgical significance.  It is a show piece
>>which Bach compoesed for no intention other than to get a job.
>
>Ah, which job would this be Kevin? Given that the work was assembled by
>Bach from largely previously existing movements - the Sanctus from 1724,
>the Kyrie and Gloria from 1733 - and that the last four pieces (according
>the Grove) were added in 1748-9, only a year or two before Bach's death,
>it seems unlikely.

The job would be Dresden Kappellmeister and it is clearly documented that
a good portion of the mass was sent to Dresden in the hopes of receiving
the appointment there.  I will look up the particulars later, as I don't
have time at present, but I am certain that this was the case.

Kevin Sutton