COMPOSER’S NOTE:

Missa Brevis No. 2 includes the four movements Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. They are published in two booklets: this one (Kyrie and Sanctus) and the companion (Benedictus and Agnus Dei) which is available as a separate Hal Leonard publication.

The compositional “DNA” that runs through the work makes it very satisfying to perform in its entirety, and I encourage you to do that. However, each of the movements or grouping of two movements are complete in themselves, making it possible to excerpt one or two movements for concert or liturgical purposes.

Enjoy!

Peter Robb

For a comprehensive resource of pronunciation, translations, context and historical background of liturgical Latin, see Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire. Volume 1: Sacred Latin Texts by Ron Jeffers.

Voicing: SSA

Duration: 7'40"

Level: M

Instrumentation: Piano

Text

Sung in Latin (Translation in italics)

Kyrie
Kyrie eleison
     Lord have mercy
Christe eleison
     Christ have mercy,
Kyrie eleison
     Lord have mercy.

Sanctus
Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus
     Holy, holy, holy
Dominus Deus Sabaoth
     Lord God of Sabaoth
Pleni sunt ceoli et terra gloria tua
     Heaven and earth are full of your glory
Hosanna in excelsis
Hosanna in the highest.