Missa Papae Marcelli / Missa Brevis

Album by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina & Westminster Cathedral Choir & David Hill

Missa Papae Marcelli / Missa Brevis is a pair of liturgical masses by Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, composed in the mid-16th century (circa 1560s). Both works exemplify Palestrina's refined polyphonic technique, featuring balanced vocal counterpoint, modal harmonies and clear text-setting, and they occupy an important place in the development of Western liturgical polyphony.

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  1. 1.
    Missa Papae Marcelli: I. Kyrie
    4:28
  2. 2.
    Missa Papae Marcelli: II. Gloria
    6:28
  3. 3.
    Missa Papae Marcelli: III. Credo
    9:47
  4. 4.
    Missa Papae Marcelli: IV. Sanctus
    3:50
  5. 5.
    Missa Papae Marcelli: V. Benedictus
    4:11
  6. 6.
    Missa Papae Marcelli: VI. Agnus Dei I
    4:59
  7. 7.
    Missa Papae Marcelli: VII. Agnus Dei II
    5:09
  8. 8.
    Missa Brevis: I. Kyrie
    3:09
  9. 9.
    Missa Brevis: II. Gloria
    3:30
  10. 10.
    Missa Brevis: III. Credo
    6:27
  11. 11.
    Missa Brevis: IV. Sanctus
    3:06
  12. 12.
    Missa Brevis: V. Benedictus
    3:10
  13. 13.
    Missa Brevis: VI. Agnus Dei I
    4:00
  14. 14.
    Missa Brevis: VII. Agnus Dei II
    5:18

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