Missa Expurgate (Pierre Colin)

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• (Posted 2026-01-19)  CPDL #88121:   

• Kyrie:    

• Gloria:    

• Credo:    

• Sanctus:    

• Agnus Dei:    

Editor: Bert Schreuder (submitted 2026-01-19).   Score information: A4, 34 pages, 832 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original pitch, note values halved.

General Information

Title: Missa Expurgate
Composer: Pierre Colin
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Mass

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1556
Description: Transcribed from Liturgicon musicarum duodecim missarum, containing 12 masses by Pierre Colin, published by Jacques Moderne in 1556. This is most likely a parody mass, based on a motet Expurgate vetus fermentum. There are several motets with that title on Polyphonydatabase.com, but as far as I could tell, none has the opening motif used at the beginning of most mass movements. So the model is as yet unidentified.

External websites:

• https://bibnum.institutdefrance.fr/viewer/25407/?offset=#page=244&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=

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