motet
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
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How to use motet in a sentence
Madam Bruna, an Italian singer, sung the motet, and was well accompanied.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauDe Linant gave me words proper to the subject, and in a week after I had received them the motet was finished.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauA motet of Kuhnau's was given at Zittau under his direction.
The Pianoforte Sonata | J.S. ShedlockOne result was an interesting narrative of the visit by M. motet of Paris.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles | Daniel Hack TukeMore free in form was the motet, in which religious subjects were treated in contrapuntal fashion.
Woman's Work in Music | Arthur Elson
British Dictionary definitions for motet
/ (məʊˈtɛt) /
a polyphonic choral composition used as an anthem in the Roman Catholic service
Origin of motet
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