Motet Definition

mō-tĕt
motets
noun
A contrapuntal, polyphonic song, typically of a sacred nature and generally unaccompanied.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Motet

Noun

Singular:
motet
Plural:
motets

Origin of Motet

  • Middle English from Old French diminutive of mot word mot

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French motet

    From Wiktionary

Motet Sentence Examples

  • Accordingly, Palestrina and his great contemporaries and predecessors treated the Gloria and Credo in a style midway in polyphonic organization and rhythmic breadth between that of the elaborate motet (adopted in the Sanctus) and the homophonic reciting style of the Litany.

  • In fact it is possible that Tallis's great 40-part motet, Spem in Alium was composed for Queen Mary's 40 th birthday.

  • The phenomenon of the secular Latin motet will be addressed from cultural, historical and musical perspectives.

  • In November 2002, we gave a concert of music by Thomas Tallis, including Spem in Alium, his famous 40 part motet.

  • Parsons, like William Byrd a Roman Catholic, showed the influence of the psalm motet and votive antiphon in his work.

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