Missa angelica

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
TextMass Ordinary
Languagela
Composed1998 (1998)
Published2009 (2009): Stuttgart
Movementsseven
Vocal
  • soprano (or tenor) solo
  • SATB choir
Instrumental

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
  1. "Józef Swider / Missa angelica / 1998". Carus-Verlag. 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. Missa angelica (PDF) (in German). Carus-Verlag. 2009.
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