A Missa brevis (Latin, pl. Missae breves) is literally a "short Mass" and is applied alike to musical works in which the entire the ordinary of the mass is set in a highly efficient manner and to those in which part of the text is omitted. The first approach is found in the mostly syllabic settings of the 16c (Lassus' Missa iager or "hunter's Mass) and the later custom of 'telescoping' (or simultaneous singing by different voices) in 18c Masses. 'Partial' Masses are seen in the Lutheran tradition, where many works consist of Kyrie and Gloria, and in many Anglican Masses which omit (or rather leave to be spoken) the Creed.
Missa brevis is also occasionally applied to the Deutsche Singmesse where the spoken Low Mass is accompanied by music. A weekday Mass (when the Gloria and Credo are not said) is usually called Missa ferialis instead.
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“Go, you are dismissed.
[Ite missa est.]”
—Missal, The. The Ordinary of the Mass.
Missal is book of prayers and rites used to celebrate the Roman Catholic mass during the year.