A Polyphonic Top Twenty
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** Palestrina: Reproaches
*** Josquin des Prez: Ave Maria (Marian feasts)
*** Byrd: Emendemus in melius (Ash Wednesday)
*** Victoria: O magnum mysterium (Christmas)
*** Croce: Laudans exultet gaudio (General and Joyful)
*** Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est (Christmas)
*** Philips: Tibi laus (Trinity)
*** Philips: Ave verum (Blessed Sacrament and Corpus Christi)
*** Palestrina: Surge, illuminare (Epiphany)
*** Byrd: Ave verum (Blessed Sacrament and Corpus Christi)
*** Palestrina: Missa Brevis
***** Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo (General and Joyful)
***** Victoria: Tenebrae Responsories (Holy Week)
***** Byrd: Mass for Five Voices
***** Victoria: Missa Trahe me, post te
***** Palestrina: Dextera Domini (Feasts associated with the Cross)
***** Allegri: Miserere (Holy Week)
***** Tallis: Lamentations (Holy Week)
***** Lassus: Peccavit David (Lent)
***** Anerio: Missa Pro defunctis (Masses for the dead)
Moderately Easy **
Moderately Difficult ***
Very Difficult *****
The Masses in the list are all suitable for festal occasions, with the exception of Anerio’s Missa pro defunctis.
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