gloria
Definition of the Latin term gloria in music:
- glory, renown, fame
- shortening of "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (one of the ordinary parts of the Mass in Catholic liturgy)
Language
Latin
Singular
gloria
Plural
gloriae
Synonym
Combinations
Latin musical terms that include gloria:
- Gloria in excelsis Deo – Gloria in excelsis Deo (one of the ordinary parts ...
- Gloria Patri – literally "glory to the Father"...
Musical examples
Music scores that include gloria:
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Jam Christus astra ascenderat (1590) Page 2
- Pompeo Cannicciari: Missa in A minor (ca. 1700) Page 1