sentences:  86) was originally intended for organ, solo voices and small choir.The work was given its final shape in the year 1892 when, in response to a request from the Novello publishers of London, Dvořák arranged his Mass for a symphony orchestra.The oratorio "Saint Ludmila" was a huge success in Bohemia and Moravia, sung at events in Dvořák's honor in 1901 and 1904.