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The Windhaager Messe, WAB 25, is a missa brevis composed by Anton Bruckner in 1842.
Gloria is a sacred choral composition by Karl Jenkins, completed in 2010. It is an extended setting of the Gloria part of the mass in Latin, on the text of the Gloria in three movements, interpolated with two movements on other texts, Psalm 150 in Hebrew and a song derived from biblical verses in English. Spoken passages from sacred text from four religious traditions are part of the composition. It was published by Boosey & Hawkes in 2010. Gloria is often performed together with the composer's Te Deum.
Te Deum is a sacred choral composition by Karl Jenkins, written in 2008. It is an extended setting of the Te Deum in Latin. Te Deum is often performed together with the composer's Gloria.
Messe in G is a mass in G major by the English composer Christopher Tambling. He composed it in 2013, scored for mixed choir and organ, optionally also with orchestra. The congregation is meant to participate, singing the theme of the Gloria as a refrain, and the theme of the Sanctus. The mass was first published in 2014.
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- ↑ "The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Khandava-daha Parva: Section CCXXVIII". "sacred-texts.com". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ "Karl Jenkins makes chart history reaching 1000 weeks". Boosey & Hawkes blog. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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