Missa Descendit angelus Domini (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2026-01-15)  CPDL #88068:   

Editor: Richard Mix (submitted 2026-01-15).   Score information: Letter, 37 pages, 321 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Missa Descendit angelus Domini
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Number of voices: 4/5vv   Voicing: SATB, (SAAT for Crucifixus; SSA for Benedictus; SAATB dona nobis)
Genre: Sacred, Mass

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1600 in Missarum liber xi, no. 1
Description: Parody of Hilaire Penet's motet.

Original text and translations

For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages:

Kyrie • Gloria • Credo • Sanctus & Benedictus • Agnus Dei