Britten composed the Missa Brevis for George Malcolm's retirement as organist and choirmaster at Westminster: the printed dedication reads "For George Malcolm and the boys of Westminster Cathedral Choir". It was Britten's first published setting of the Mass. Malcolm's live recording of the piece, from a service at the cathedral, lasts ten minutes.

Date of composition 1959 (24 May 1959)
Premiered 1959, July 22nd (Westminster Cathedral) in London, United Kingdom
Dedicated to 'For George Malcolm and the boys of Westminster Cathedral Choir'
Type Missa
Catalogue BTC 1093
Approx. duration 11 minutes
Instruments Voice - Boy singers ;
Organ
Autotranslations beta Benjamin Britten: Missa Brevis, BTC 1093
Benjamin Britten: Missa Brevis, BTC 1093
Benjamin Britten: Missa Brevis, BTC 1093