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Missa brevis
Form of mass / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Missa brevis (disambiguation).
Missa brevis (Latin for 'short Mass'; plural: Missae breves) usually refers to a mass composition that is short because part of the text of the Mass ordinary that is usually set to music in a full mass is left out, or because its execution time is relatively short.
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