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词汇 motet
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Definition of motet in English:

motet

noun məʊˈtɛtmoʊˈtɛt
  • A short piece of sacred choral music.

    经文歌

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is no coincidence that the paintings of Kandinsky and his modernist colleagues, especially the drip paintings of Jackson Pollock, send me into the same kind of reverie as an eight-part motet by Byrd.
    • Brahms finished off his sacred choral music with the Op. 110 motets, another trilogy.
    • In Mary's reign, England was exposed to the potent artistry of Flemish and Spanish music, while the seminal influence of Italy was always present in the shape of Palestrina's motets and the works of the Florentine madrigalists.
    • Director Paul Gameson will conduct a 7.30 pm programme of Christmas music by Charpentier, honouring the Virgin Mary in a selection of carols, motets and dramatic oratorios.
    • The Kendal South programme, directed by Hugh Davies, features Mozart's much loved Requiem, Bruckner motets and an orchestral work, Mozart's Violin Concerto no 3 in G.
    • Conducted by Harry Christophers, the choir will perform motets, anthems and religious songs by the 17th century English composers Robert Ramsey and Henry Purcell.
    • But what exactly can be said about the ‘new autonomy’ of Beethoven's late quartets that could not apply to the best isorhythmic motets?
    • The purpose of the grand motet sung that day cannot be clearer.
    • For variety (I suppose), the Hilliard Ensemble has inserted unrelated motets between several movements of the Mass.
    • Few of these motets (pieces for multiple vocal parts) are more than 2 minutes long.
    • This recording is the first of two devoted to Wood, so it includes known and virtually unknown anthems and motets.
    • These five-part sacred motets were published in 1612 with a dedication to the Virgin Mary.
    • Two short sacred motets (one a solo and the other a duet) by this same composer fill out the program.
    • And here another question remains unanswered: was a grand motet sung on ordinary Sundays?
    Synonyms
    song, anthem, carol, ballad, canzone, chanson, chant

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of mot 'word'.

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette

Definition of motet in US English:

motet

nounmoʊˈtɛtmōˈtet
  • A short piece of sacred choral music, typically polyphonic and unaccompanied.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Few of these motets (pieces for multiple vocal parts) are more than 2 minutes long.
    • For variety (I suppose), the Hilliard Ensemble has inserted unrelated motets between several movements of the Mass.
    • Conducted by Harry Christophers, the choir will perform motets, anthems and religious songs by the 17th century English composers Robert Ramsey and Henry Purcell.
    • The purpose of the grand motet sung that day cannot be clearer.
    • The Kendal South programme, directed by Hugh Davies, features Mozart's much loved Requiem, Bruckner motets and an orchestral work, Mozart's Violin Concerto no 3 in G.
    • And here another question remains unanswered: was a grand motet sung on ordinary Sundays?
    • But what exactly can be said about the ‘new autonomy’ of Beethoven's late quartets that could not apply to the best isorhythmic motets?
    • In Mary's reign, England was exposed to the potent artistry of Flemish and Spanish music, while the seminal influence of Italy was always present in the shape of Palestrina's motets and the works of the Florentine madrigalists.
    • Brahms finished off his sacred choral music with the Op. 110 motets, another trilogy.
    • These five-part sacred motets were published in 1612 with a dedication to the Virgin Mary.
    • Director Paul Gameson will conduct a 7.30 pm programme of Christmas music by Charpentier, honouring the Virgin Mary in a selection of carols, motets and dramatic oratorios.
    • This recording is the first of two devoted to Wood, so it includes known and virtually unknown anthems and motets.
    • Two short sacred motets (one a solo and the other a duet) by this same composer fill out the program.
    • It is no coincidence that the paintings of Kandinsky and his modernist colleagues, especially the drip paintings of Jackson Pollock, send me into the same kind of reverie as an eight-part motet by Byrd.
    Synonyms
    song, anthem, carol, ballad, canzone, chanson, chant

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of mot ‘word’.

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