motetton.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 233 This being finish'd began their motettos, which..were sung by Eunuchs.

1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. Motetto, or Motteti, are what we call Motets.

1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 144 Motetto, a sort of church music..from one to eight parts, with or without instruments, usually accompanied by a thorough bass... The word is used at large for pieces made to hymns to saints, &c., and whole psalms are often thus called.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic I. ii. ii. 317 Full orchestra performed several fine motettos.

1869 Ladies' Repository 4/2 Having become blind,..he yet wrote in the darkness his magnificent motetto, ‘When we were in the deepest need.’

1874 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) 35 167 Motetti, Psalms, Songs, &c., are taught at the discretion of the music teacher.

1878 E. H. Pember in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 108 The rest..consist principally of masses, madrigals, mottetti, and psalms.

1911 E. Richard Hist. German Civilization xxx. 314 The new forms from Italy were appropriated in full recognition of their merits and were combined with the motetto, the chant in the higher choir, and the melodies of the congregation.

?1938 S. Barber (title of music score) Motetto on words from the Book of Job.