motet
noun
mo·tet
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Definition of motet
: a polyphonic choral composition on a sacred text usually without instrumental accompaniment
Examples of motet in a Sentence
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Milwaukee Opera Theatre teams with vocal ensemble Aperi Animam and Cadance Collective for a music-theater production about ancient Greek oracles that blends Orlando de Lassus' Renaissance motets with contemporary composer Amanda Schoofs' music. — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'Hamilton' and 23 other shows to see during Milwaukee's 2019 performing arts season," 15 Aug. 2019 Tao arranged a pair of Bruckner motets â one for Vocaloid (a vocal synthesizer), the other for himself at the piano and Teicher tap dancing. — David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com, "BSO soloist built a classical music career that resists âsound bitesâ," 14 Aug. 2019 The program of motets should sound especially stunning in Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral. — Patrick Neas, kansascity, "Friends of Chamber Music announce a âTranscendantâ 2018-19 season," 2 June 2018 His 1925 double-choir motet is suffused with the lush reticence of the Anglican choral tradition. — BostonGlobe.com, "Cantata Singers perform a heavenly masterpiece," 3 May 2018 The concert will be broken into four different sets, where each set has one PĂ€rt and one to three of Gesualdoâs motets. — Patrick Neas, kansascity, "Kantorei to bring rule-breaking choral music to St. Peterâs," 16 Sep. 2017 The motets, instrumental sonata and smaller Psalm settings suffered less in this regard, but the reverberation reduced the bigger choral sections to a round blur and tended to smooth out dynamic contrasts. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Lincoln Center chamber society, Bella Voce off to strong season starts," 25 Oct. 2017 Classical music, for example, has a history of using Latin in liturgical motets like Mozartâs Exsultate, Jubilate. — Sylvia Varnham O'regan, The Atlantic, "Can a Thrash Metal Band Help Save the Maori Language?," 19 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'motet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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