The Mass in C KV 317 - one of 17 extant settings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart of the Ordinary of the Mass - is a sublime souvenir from the composer's second Salzburg period.

The nickname Krönungsmesse first appeared in the early 19th century, and refers to various performances of the Mass at coronations after Mozart's death.

The editor has reworked the orchestral reduction to create an accompaniment that is accessible whilst remaining sympathetic to the textural sonorities.

The name SAM-Klang takes the three voice parts from the arrangements – Soprano, Alto and Men – and combines it with the Scandinavian and German words for ‘sound’ to create the portmanteau word ‘sound together’ or ‘harmony’. The SAM-Klang series offers basic and advanced choral repertoire arranged for soprano, alto and one male voice- part. In addition to new repertoire and new arrangements, you will also find essential parts of the classical German, Scandinavian, French and English SATB repertoire, carefully and considerately reworked for SAM.

The arrangements retain the characteristic features of the original movements and have almost the same richness of timbre, resulting in works which sound nearly unchanged to an audience. Piano reductions of all choral movements facilitate rehearsal preparation. The arrangements offer development opportunities for all voice sections, bringing new life and new quality to SAM choir work. SAM-Klang enables youth choirs to gain access to classical choral literature and ensures that mixed choirs who face challenges in finding singers for all male voice parts continue to have access to well-loved repertoire.