The "Earthquake" Mass (Missa Et Ecce Terrae Motus)

The "Earthquake" Mass (Missa Et Ecce Terrae Motus) is a mass by Antoine Brumel, probably composed in the early 16th century. Musically it combines dense polyphony, expanded vocal ranges, modal harmony and large-scale imitative textures typical of Franco-Flemish practice, and it appears among Brumel's later liturgical works as an example of his exploration of mass writing.