Its dedication letter contains the words "novo modorum genere," its composer's declaration that he was seeking to create a new way of celebrating the holiest of sacrifices.
Its dedication letter contains the words "novo modorum genere," its composer's declaration that he was seeking to create a new way of celebrating the holiest of sacrifices. For the last movement, the composer rescored the choir to add in a treble and a countertenor in place of a tenor, and used the form of a canon to create a second Agnus Dei. A key purpose of this six voice piece was to show that the words of the mass could remain intelligible even with the use of polyphony, and it was presented to the Council of Trent. FTP, name this landmark Giovanni Palestrina mass dedicated to a deceased pope.
Its dedication letter contains the words "novo modorum genere," its composer's declaration that he was seeking to create a new way of celebrating the holiest of sacrifices.
{Pope Marcellus} Mass or Missa {Papae Marcelli}.