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About Mass
Mass is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of choral music, church music and choir work.
Among the best-known names in the style are Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Josquin des Prez.
Mass has given rise to 5 subgenres on this site, such as Parody mass, Music for the Requiem Mass, Metal Mass and Cyclic mass.
From Wikipedia
The mass (Latin: missa, Italian: messa, French: messe, German: Messe) is a form of musical composition that sets the texts of the western Christian Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and Lutheranism) known as the Mass.
Typically these are the five movements of the Ordinary of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria in excelsis, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei) but the cycle may be abbreviated (missa brevis) or expanded to include some or all of the Proper of the Mass (plenary mass or missa plena). A special case of the later is the Requiem, so called from the opening word of its Introit.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Mass.
- ↑ choral music
- ↑ church music
- ↑ choir work
- ↑ event music
- ↓ Parody mass
- ↓ Music for the Requiem Mass
- ↓ Metal Mass
- ↓ Cyclic mass
- ↓ Missa sine nomine
Key artists
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Josquin des Prez
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mass?
Mass is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of choral music, church music and choir work.
Who are famous Mass artists?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Josquin des Prez.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q217295 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Mass (music) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- PDP-CH - Philharmoniker Hamburg, Max Thurn - Mass No. 2 in E minor, WAB 27 - 6th… – Public domain
- Mozart - Mass in C Minor% 2C K.427 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – CC0 1.0