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Missa Brevis is the first mass I’ve ever written. This work is written for equal voices because, at that time, I conducted a choir of male vocal group. It lasts less than ten minutes. “Gloria” was added later at the request of the vocal group “Voces Capituli”
Information:
Year: 2012
Text: Liturgical
Difficulty: Variable
Staff: SSAA / TTBB divisi
Duration: 9.45 min.
Pages: 11
Language: Latin
Premiered: Voces Capituli -2013-
Text:
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Laudamus te, Benedicimus te, Adoramus te, Glorificamus te,
Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam,
Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine fili unigenite, Jesu Christe,
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius patris,
Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus sanctus, Tu solus Dominus,
Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe,
Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
Translation:
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.