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Missa Brevis is Zoltán Kodály's setting of the Latin Mass Ordinary, developed from an organ mass and completed during the siege of Budapest in 1944-1945. Scored in versions involving soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra, it combines compact liturgical movements with dense choral writing and prominent organ sonorities. The work is intended for concert or sacred performance by advanced choirs able to manage its contrapuntal textures and dramatic contrasts.
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Missa Brevis (Kodály) ranks #132 of 187 in the Choral Music ranking, behind Utrecht Te Deum, ahead of Five Tudor Portraits (Vaughan Williams).
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