Missa angelica
# Missa angelica

The Missa angelica (Angelic Mass) is a mass composed by Józef Świder in 1998. He scored it for soprano or tenor solo, a four-part choir, string orchestra and percussion. He also wrote a version for women's choir and keyboard instrument (piano or organ). It was published by Carus-Verlag in 2009.

Świder is a Polish composer whose sacred music is popular in his home country and abroad. The title Missa angelica is often used for a mass connected to the annunciation by the archangel Gabriel. Świder set the complete liturgical text of the Mass Ordinary, and even the final "Ite missa est" with an added Alleluja.

## Structure

Świder structured the text in seven movements, which he marked for tempo in Italian:

* Kyrie – Lento cantabile
* Gloria – Allegretto vigoroso
* Credo – Maestose, con moto
* Sanctus – Maestoso
* Benedictus – Adagio cantabile
* Agnus Dei – Lento
* Ite missa est – Allegretto vigoroso

The duration is given as 24 minutes.

