Mass in A major, Op. 126 (Rheinberger)

Mass in A major
In Nativitate Domini
by Josef Rheinberger
Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in 1886
Key	A major
Opus	126
Language	Latin
Composed	1881 (1881)
Performed	24 December 1881 (1881-12-24): Allerheiligen-Hofkirche. Munich
Published	1881
Scoring	SSA choir organ optional: flute and string quintet, or orchestra

The Mass in A major, Op. 126, is a setting of the mass ordinary in Latin by Josef Rheinberger. He composed it in 1881, originally for a three-part choir (SSA) with organ. When he conducted the first performance at the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in Munich on Christmas Eve, he added a flute and a string quintet. He wrote a version with orchestra later.