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The Missa angelica (Angelic Mass) is a mass composed by Józef Świder in 1998.[1] He scored it for soprano or tenor solo, a four-part choir, string orchestra and percussion. He also wrote a version for women's choir and keyboard instrument (piano or organ).[1] It was published by Carus-Verlag in 2009.[2]

Missa angelica
Mass by Józef Świder
The composer
Text	Mass Ordinary
Language	la
Composed	1998 (1998)
Published	2009 (2009): Stuttgart
Movements	seven
Vocal	soprano (or tenor) solo SATB choir
Instrumental	string orchestra percussion

Świder is a Polish composer whose sacred music is popular in his home country and abroad.[1] The title Missa angelica is often used for a mass connected to the annunciation by the archangel Gabriel. Świder set the complete liturgical text of the Mass Ordinary, and even the final "Ite missa est" with an added Alleluja.[2]

Structure

Świder structured the text in seven movements, which he marked for tempo in Italian:[2]

• Kyrie – Lento cantabile
• Gloria – Allegretto vigoroso
• Credo – Maestose, con moto
• Sanctus – Maestoso
• Benedictus – Adagio cantabile
• Agnus Dei – Lento
• Ite missa est – Allegretto vigoroso

The duration is given as 24 minutes.[1]

References

External links

• Missa angelica : Orchesterfassung per soprano (tenore) solo, coro SATB, 2 violini, viola, violoncello, contrabbasso, timpani, batteria (campane, marimba, piatti, tamburo, tamtam, triangolo) WorldCat

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