A Missa Brevis is, literally, a "short Mass." It is a popular form of choral composition, particularly in the twentieth century. The form is sometimes called a "Messe Basse."

The form usually includes four or five movements, rather than the usual six, omitting the longer 'Credo' text of the larger liturgical masses, and often combining movements. These are the movements included:

• Kyrie
• Gloria
• Sanctus
• Benedictus
• Agnus Dei

Notable examples are by composers such as:

• Richard Rodney Bennett
• Benjamin Britten
• Gabriel Fauré
• Joseph Haydn
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• William Walton

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