Motet
From Cunnan
Jump to navigationJump to search
Motet derives its name from the Latin for "verbal utterance" and is a short musical setting, for chorus, of a religious text not specifically connected to the liturgy of a given day, and therefore suitable for use in any service. One of the pre-eminent forms of Renaissance music.
In Medieval music, motets are quite different: often written in two or more languages, usually with wildly divergent secular and sacred texts.
Composers:
This page was originally taken from an article on the wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motet
