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‖ mottetto|motˈteto, mɒˈtɛtəʊ|
pl. -ti |-ti|. Also 8–9 motetto.
[It.: see motet.]
= motet b.
1644Evelyn Diary 8 Nov., This being finish'd began their Motettos, which..were sung by eunuchs. 1724Short Explic. For. Words Mus., Motetto, or Motteti, are what we call Motets. 1855Motley Dutch Rep. (1861) I. 276 Full orchestra performed several fine Motettos. 1878E. H. Pember in Grove Dict. Mus. I. 108 The rest..consist principally of masses, madrigals, mottetti, and psalms. |