Motet Flashcards

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When was Motet created?

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13th century (Middle Ages)

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What is Motet?

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Motet is a type of music that incorporates polytextuality and can be sacred or secular. It came from the French word “mot” meaning word that refers to adding additional texts to the music. It was originally based on the discant clausulae of organum because this part was seen as an opportunity to include French secular poetry. It is with or without instrumental accompaniment. (Middle Ages)

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What were the two significant developments in Motet?

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Increasing vitality in tenor rhythms and and the inclusion of vernacular (non-Latin) languages (Middle Ages)

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What is the difference between French and English Motet?

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English Motet was always sacred and sung in Latin. It also broke free of always using plainchant as the basis for the tenor cantus firmus, sometimes using freely composed canti firmi or using ones borrowed from other sources
(Middle Ages)

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What is the top voice of a motet called?

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triplum (Middle Ages)

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What is the middle voice of a motet called?

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duplum/motetus (Middle Ages)

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What is the bottom voice of a motet called?

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cantus firmus/tenor (Middle Ages)

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How does the development of Motet foreshadow the coming of the Renaissance?

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The disappearance of pure Latin texts and the incorporation of secular texts that led to the steady downfall of the power of the church and new attitudes towards life and the arts (Middle Ages)

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What is polytextuality?

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A style of music with two or more texts sung at the same time (Middle Ages)

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Which voices of a Motet cross parts?

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Triplum and Duplum (Middle Ages)

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What intervals are featured in Motets?

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Fourths, fifths, octaves and less frequently others (Middle Ages)

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ALL CHARACTERISTICS OF O mitissima/Virgo/Haec dies

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Genre: Motet
Composer: Anonymous
Composition date: 13th century
Source of text: Poems in praise of the virgin Mary, Haec Dies
Language: Latin
Performing forces: 3 voices
Meter: Triple (Middle Ages)

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