Messiaen himself wrote that the work "corresponds almost exactly with the length of a low Mass, and its sections are intended to match with those of the service. The music shows different aspects of the mystery of Pentecost, the Feast of the Holy Spirit." The work was never officially premiered; Messiaen included it discreetly in the celebration of the Eucharist on the Pentecost Sunday of 1951.
| Original Name | Messe de la Pentecôte |
| Date of composition | 1950 (1949-1950) |
| Premiered | 1951, May 13th (Église de la Sainte-Trinité) in Paris, France by Olivier Messiaen |
| Type | Mass |
| Catalogue | I/36 |
| Approx. duration | 30 minutes |
| Instruments | Organ |
| Autotranslations beta |
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