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Parts of the Mass

The list of uniform title from IFLA's Working Group on Uniform Headings for Liturgical Works includes useful explnations of liturgical terminology.

Spoken
Sung or chanted
A term that is a type of composition is linked to its entry in
Types of compositions for use in music uniform titles
Proper Ordinary Proper Ordinary
    1. Introit  
      2. Kyrie
      3. Gloria1
4. Collect      
5. Epistle      
    6. Gradual  
    7. Alleluia or Tract  
8. Gospel      
      9. Credo
    10. Offertory  
11. Secret      
12. Preface      
      13. Sanctus and Benedictus
  14. Canon    
      15. Agnus Dei
    16. Communion  
17. Postcommunion      
      18. Ite, missa est
or Benedicamus Domino
  19 Last Gospel    

1The Gloria is omitted in seasons of Advent and Lent.

Comments to Mickey Koth Yale University Music Library
Last revised  November 13, 2007.