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The Pope Marcellus Mass is a mass written by Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina. One of the Musical movements, it was Gloria of the Ordinary. The main theme of the Pope Marcellus Mass is praising God and Jesus Christ; the literal meaning of the entire title, “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,” is “Glory to God in the highest.” Also a praise to the Holy Trinity, the Mass is usually performed a capella with a total of six voices, which is a multiple of three. It may not have been done on purpose, but numbers definitely do pose significance in the music. The biggest influence upon the mass though was most likely the need of reformation of Church songs. Because it was thought that complicated textured and polyphonic were ruining the songs and making them rather un-religious, the priests wanted more untainted sound. Consequently, the new songs, such as the Pope Marcellus Mass, were written as a capellas with emphasis on clarity of the words.
Written in 1567, the sound of the music and......

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