My favorite Mass is probably the "Missa Regia" by Henry du Mont, which is still quite popular in France.

I seriously contemplated introducing this mass at our parish this year. Even sent it to the pastor so we could discuss it. At the moment, I haven't taken the plunge, but I really do love it.

found in the archives of the Granada Cathedral

And for those of us without access to that archive...is there an edition available?

Sorry - I’m a bit of a Luddite when trying to put links on the smartphone. This link obviously isn’t live but hope it helps. (Aristotle’s editions are always top notch)

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Missa_ferialis_(Anonymous)

Palestrina is good, but I could easily level against his Masses the same charge as that which is levelled against Vivaldi's concertos.

I strongly suspect that this is in no small part due to the fact that we only ever hear a tiny fraction of his output of Masses. One could sing a different Mass setting by Palestrina every single Sunday for two years before you had to repeat one of them. But, what usually is sung? Missae Aeterna Christi Munera, Brevis, et Papae Marcelli. Sometimes, Iste Confessor, Assumpta Est Maria, and maybe one or two others. Don't get me wrong, they're great! But, I'd love to hear or sing his Missa Sicut Lilium or Missa Dum Complerentur sometime. Even for a smaller group, Missa Ave Regina Caelorum would be a nice break from the A.C.M. and Brevis.

While I'm thinking of it, another fellow whose Masses are often ignored is Gregorio Allegri. Missa che fa oggi il mio sole and Missa Vidi Turbam Magnam (the former based on music by Luca Marenzio and the later on a motet by Palestrina) are both very nice.

Another question concerning Lent: Which masses do you use for this season?

I'll probably use Missa XVII. I recently took over a group at our Cathedral and am working on getting them more exposure to chant Ordinaries besides de Angelis. We did Orbis Factor for the past month and a half. We'll move onto Missa IX Cum Jubilo for Advent/Christmas/Epiphanytide.

Stulte,

I think you'll find that in far too many places your list of "frequent" Palestrina Mass settings is far too large to accommodate what they actually sing.

Thanks for asking! I’ve often tried to put together a top ten of this very question.

Of course I love any of the Gregorian Masses (especially Mass VIII — normie, I know. But also IX and XI.)

Then Palestrina — Missa Aeterna Christi Munera and Missa Brevis are Faves of mine.

But aside from classic chant and Palestrina, here are some others.

Latin:
• Monteverdi: Massa a quattri voci (1641) [also, his posthumous one]
• Gounod: Messe Chorale
• William Lloyd Webber: Missa Princeps Pacem
• Rheinberger: Mass in Eb for Double Choir
• Ralph Vaughn Williams: Mass in G minor
• Perosi: Missa Cerviana
• Max Filke: Mass in G (in honor of St Charles Borromeo)
• Liszt: Missa Choralis
• Lotti: Mass in D major for 3 voices
• Caldera/Zelenka: Missa “Providentiae” in D minor

As far as English goes, I like Clark’s JP2 Mass, and any mass by Jeff Ostrowski.

Speaking of George Malcom – I just recently discovered him (as a composer) and I really like his Neo-renaissance style. But it seems to me that it's not that much what he wrote and it's hard to find scores. Do they keep it in a safe in Westminster? Or was I just unable to find the publisher? Thanks for help.

My director, just this morning, asked me to find Malcolm's Benedic Anima Mea and it's like hen's teeth.

Frank Martin, of course.

https://www.google.com/search?q=frank+martin,+mass+for+double+choir&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAECMYJxjqAjIJCAAQIxgnGOoCMgkIARAuGCcY6gIyCQgCECMYJxjqAjIJCAMQIxgnGOoCMgkIBBAjGCcY6gIyCQgFECMYJxjqAjIJCAYQIxgnGOoCMgkIBxAjGCcY6gLSAQ0yMzAzMDI4MzRqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f3a63b4f,vid:uZvPdHhleYM,st:0

Louis Vierne - Messe Solennelle.

The Taverner "Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas" is one of my favourites, having sung it several times when I used to sing with Zephyrus (early music ensemble based in Virginia), including one performance at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, D.C.

I really like Dvorak's Mass in D Major to listen to.

> Orlande de Lassus Missa super "Bel 'armfitrit' altera"

Oh that's lovely, thanks. Lassus' writing for double choir is incredible. The Missa Vinum Bonum is a bit of a bucket list item of mine, but it's hard to find opportunities to sing that kind of thing.

Palestrina's Missa Sanctorum Meritis is another good one if y'all are looking for more of his less performed works.

My favorite will probably always be Dufay's Missa L'Homme Arme though. I feel like I appreciate it more every time I sing it.