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Pierre de la Rue- Missa de Feria

Missa de Feria

Source: MechAS s.s., ff. 81v-94r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/ tenor [primus]/tenor [secundus]/bassus: transmitted as 4 voices with tenor [primus] realised at the 5th above from tenor [secundus] in the Kyrie [I], Kyrie [II], Et in terra, Qui tollis, Patrem, Et incarnatus est and Agnus [III]; tenor [secundus] from tenor [primus] at the 5th below in the Christe, Crucifixus and Agnus [I]; tenor [primus] from tenor [secundus] at the 4th above in the Sanctus; tenor [secundus] from tenor [primus] at the 4th below in the Osanna [I]=[II].

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (12 pages) listen (04:13)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (16 pages) listen (05:33)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et incarnatus est, Crucifixus) look (33 pages) listen (11:05)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Plen sunt- contratenor/bassus duo, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- discantus/contratenor/bassus trio)

look (16 pages) listen (08:30)

Agnus dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (12 pages) listen (04:10)

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