Missa brevis

brief Masses These are known as the Missa brevis (plural is Missae brevis), meaning brief Masses or Lutheran Masses, in contrast to the Mass in B Minor, Bach's only Latin work following the complete Catholic Mass structure.

From the late 19th century Missa brevis (or French: "Messe brève") may refer to a Mass composition with any combination of the following characteristics: (1) short execution time, (2) limited forces for performance, (3) leaving out part of the Mass ordinary and/or (4) the composition is incomplete so that the extant ...

The four movements of this particular Missa Brevis are the Kyrie, the Sanctus, the Benedictus, and the Agnus Dei. This process is by no means a perfect one, and despite the many successes of the piece there are still elements that can be improved, but overall the music works well to convey the message of the text.

Latin Missa brevis (Nystedt)

History. It is likely that the Missa Brevis was written about the year 1558. While some hold that the Missa Brevis was a part of Palestrina's era of 'conceptual' and entirely original works, there are indications that the work could be based on a theme from Audi Filia, a mass by Claude Joudimel.

History. It is likely that the Missa Brevis was written about the year 1558. While some hold that the Missa Brevis was a part of Palestrina's era of 'conceptual' and entirely original works, there are indications that the work could be based on a theme from Audi Filia, a mass by Claude Joudimel.

The Missa brevis was written originally as an organ mass. The exact date of composition is uncertain: 1942 is usually suggested, but from the available evidence it seems more likely that Kodály wrote the organ mass while on holiday at his favourite Hungarian resort of Galyatető in the Summer of 1943.

The Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, Hob. XXII:7, Novello 8, is a mass in B-flat major by Joseph Haydn. The missa brevis (short mass) was written around 1775 for the order of the Barmherzige Brüder (Brothers Hospitallers) in Eisenstadt, whose patron saint was John of God.

The Missa Papae Marcelli consists, like most Renaissance masses, of a Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus/Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, though the third part of the Agnus Dei is a separate movement (designated "Agnus II").

short, little brevis,-e (adj. B): short, little, of small extent (as opposed to longus,-a,-um (adj. A) 'long'); compar.

Beethoven Missa Solemnis | work by Beethoven | Britannica.

Missa solemnis (Solemn Mass) - a Mass where the music is of a particularly stately and dignified character. Missa brevis (technically means Short Mass, but I think of it as Abbreviated Mass) - a setting of only parts of the Mass, for instance, only containing the Kyrie, Credo, and Dona Nobis Pacem.