Composition: Missa brevis (Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da)

Title Missa „Brevis”
Creators Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (composer)
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Instrumentation 5 voices
Number of movements 7
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Composed
First published 1570
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Composition types Masses
Language Latin
Period Renaissance
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Sections

Title
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Metronome Key Measures
1. Kyrie eleison
2. Gloria in excelsis
3. Credo in unum Deum
4. Sanctus
5. Benedictus (à 3) – Osanna
6. Agnus Dei I
7. Agnus Dei II (à 5)

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
view Kyrie eleison (No.1) 4 viols Richard Yates
view Benedictus (No.5) horn, trumpet and trombone Staffan Lundberg
view Benedictus (No.5) organ Valentin Sarić

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete Simon Albrecht Original pitch, with full bar lines · view
Original pitch, with bar lines only between staves · view
Transposed down one tone, with full bar lines · view
Transposed down one tone, with bar lines only between staves · view
Engraving Files (LilyPond) · view
view Complete Complete Score · view
Engraving files (Sibelius) · view
view Benedictus (No.5) Complete Score · view
Engraving files (M-Tx/shell script) · view
view Kyrie eleison (No.1) Arrangement for 4 viols
by Richard Yates
Complete Score · view
view Benedictus (No.5) Arrangement for horn, trumpet and trombone
by Staffan Lundberg
Complete Score · view
Trumpet (B) · view
Alto Horn (E) · view
Trombone · view
Engraving files (lFinale) · view
view Benedictus (No.5) Arrangement for organ
by Valentin Sarić
Complete Score · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionArranged forFiles
view Synthesized Synthesized Benedictus (No.5) Choral Benedictus · file
view Synthesized Synthesized Benedictus (No.5) For Horn, Trumpet and Trombone (Lundberg) Synthesized Performance · file
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