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Missa Brevis is a classic form, economical and without Credo, designed for use in the liturgy. It was written for the a capella choir of Westminster Abbey in London in 1995. The three main musical types represent the glory of God, the compassion of Jesus and human suffering. Jonathan Harvey

Missa Brevis

Cork City Hall (Cork, Ireland)

Kammerkoret NOVA/Julia Selina Blank

Missa Brevis

St George's, Hanover Square (London, United Kingdom)

Choir of St. George's Hanover Square/Richard Gowers

Missa Brevis

Sofiemyr Church (Kolbotn, Norway)

Kammerkoret NOVA

Missa Brevis

Vår frue kirke (Trondheim, Norway)

Kammerkoret NOVA/Julia Selina Blank

Missa Brevis

BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom)

Choir of Westminster Abbey/James O'Donnell

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'…he is without question a master of choral idiom, and of matching difficulty to circumstance.'
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