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Parody mass

Parody mass is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of mass. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Parody mass

Parody mass is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of mass.

From Wikipedia

A parody mass is a musical setting of the mass, typically from the 16th century, that uses multiple voices of a pre-existing piece of music, such as a fragment of a motet or a secular chanson, as part of its melodic material. It is distinguished from the two other most prominent types of mass composition during the Renaissance, the cantus firmus and the paraphrase mass.

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What is Parody mass?

Parody mass is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of mass.

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