单词	motet
释义	motet noun mo·​tet mō-ˈtet  : a polyphonic choral composition on a sacred text usually without instrumental accompaniment Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web An early breakthrough came from listening to a traditional singer of the Serer people, whose plaintive melody reminded Catta of a Renaissance motet. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Philippe Herreweghe led his Ghent choir in a fine performance of Mendelssohn’s motet. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2022 As well as hymns, a motet and a sermon, the solemn vespers would include a gigantic two-part oratorio composed by the church’s Cantor—the director of music—with a text taken from St. Matthew’s gospel. Boyd Tonkin, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2022 The ceiling is tall and arched, like the hallways of a cloister, and offers acoustics befitting a motet. Gregory Barber, Wired, 10 Feb. 2022 But the motet ends with the calm assurance of a Lutheran hymn. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2021 After this is a setting of a Whitman poem for chorus a cappella in the style of a sixteenth-century madrigal, followed by a section in which a line from Dante’s Inferno is sung by a vocal trio in the style of a medieval motet. Walter Simmons, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 Conducting a joyful Mozart motet, Riccardo Muti sent a resounding message Sunday night, that live classical music has returned to the Italian stage after the coronavirus lockdown. Colleen Barry, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2020 In 1990, the conductor Craig Smith and the chorus of Emmanuel Music in Boston recorded a superb album of 21 Schütz motets. New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Middle French, diminutive of mot First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above motet noun as in madrigal Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance madrigal aria cantata chant chanson chorale psalm chorus ballad descant lullaby carol hymn roundelay serenade solo vocal lyric chantey canticle ditty pop barcarolle requiem anthem blues glee art song chanty round folk song rocker croon shanty dirge standard barcarole spiritual song noel jingle threnody lay discant part-song paean hallelujah lament medley drinking song fight song remix torch song cover
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