Note 16 — Chapter II · THE POLYPHONIC PERIOD
Reading edition
From the Latin missa in the sentence, Ite, missa est (‘Depart, the assembly is dismissed’), sung by the deacon immediately before the close of the service.
Reading edition
From the Latin missa in the sentence, Ite, missa est (‘Depart, the assembly is dismissed’), sung by the deacon immediately before the close of the service.