Missa brevis in F (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2019-01-16)  CPDL #52934:     

Editor: Gary Harney (submitted 2019-01-16).   Score information: Letter, 35 pages, 607 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: whole tone lower, halved note values.

• (Posted 2016-04-12)  CPDL #39302:     

Editor: Gereon Behrendt (submitted 2016-04-12).   Score information: A4, 19 pages, 511 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: complete mass, original pitch and note values

• (Posted 2011-12-31)  CPDL #25249:       

Editor: Simon Biazeck (submitted 2011-12-31).   Score information: A4, 39 pages, 340 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Complete Mass. Lowered a whole tone from the original pitch. Original note values retained.

• (Posted 2006-07-31)  CPDL #12160:   

Editor: Alessandro Magagnin (submitted 2006-07-31).   Score information: A4, 40 pages, 634 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Complete mass, with extensive preface in Italian.

• (Posted 2003-08-20)  CPDL #05520:  PDF, MIDI and MusiXTex files available.

Editor: Jürgen Fleck (submitted 2003-08-20).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 50 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Benedictus only. Scroll down to Benedictus.

• (Posted 2003-05-15)  CPDL #05066:        (Finale 2003)

Editor: Leslie Hay MacKnight (submitted 2003-05-15).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 96 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Credo only.

• (Posted 1999-10-11)  CPDL #00317:      Kyrie:     Gloria:     Sanctus:     Benedictus:     Agnus Dei I:     Agnus Dei II:    

Editors: Paco Marmol and Manolo Casaus (submitted 1999-10-11).   Score information: A4, 22 pages, 362 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: All movements except Credo.

General Information

Title: Missa brevis.
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Number of voices: 4-5vv   Voicings: SATB or SSATB, Agnus Dei II only
Genre: Sacred, Mass

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1570 in Missarum liber tertius, no. 3
    2nd published: 1853 in Musica Divina Vol. I (Carl Proske), no. 1
Also published in Haberl Werke XII, 1881, p. 50. See IMSLP. Description: The only free work so titled, this mass is numbered 15 by Reese. Novello's edition adds "in F".

External websites:

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
• Missa Brevis sung by Tallis Scholars on YouTube (playlist needs to be stopped after Agnus Dei)

Original text and translations

For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages:

Kyrie • Gloria • Credo • Sanctus & Benedictus • Agnus Dei