motet

[ moh-tet ]

/ moʊˈtɛt /

noun Music.

a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.

Origin of motet

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French; see mot, -et

Words nearby motet

Motagua, Motais operation, mote, motel, mote spoon, motet, moth, mothball, mothballs, moth bean, moth-eaten

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Example sentences from the Web for motet

On no account would they use the organ to accompany a motet.
The Boy's Voice|J. Spencer Curwen
His first book of motets appeared at Antwerp in 1556, containing the motet in honour of Cardinal Pole.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
The text is taken from the Old Testament, together with part of a hymn or a chorale, and Bach called it a motet.
Bach|Charles Francis Abdy Williams
The order on this occasion was a prelude on the organ, then a motet, then the kyrie, which was preceded by a prelude on the organ.
Bach|Charles Francis Abdy Williams

De Linant gave me words proper to the subject, and in a week after I had received them the motet was finished.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau

British Dictionary definitions for motet

motet

/ (məʊˈtɛt) /

noun

a polyphonic choral composition used as an anthem in the Roman Catholic service

Word Origin for motet

C14: from Old French, diminutive of mot word; see mot 1

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单词	motet
释义	motet [ moh-tet ] / moʊˈtɛt / noun Music. a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service. Origin of motet 1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French; see mot, -et Words nearby motet Motagua, Motais operation, mote, motel, mote spoon, motet, moth, mothball, mothballs, moth bean, moth-eaten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for motet On no account would they use the organ to accompany a motet. The Boy's Voice\|J. Spencer Curwen His first book of motets appeared at Antwerp in 1556, containing the motet in honour of Cardinal Pole. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2\|Various The text is taken from the Old Testament, together with part of a hymn or a chorale, and Bach called it a motet. Bach\|Charles Francis Abdy Williams The order on this occasion was a prelude on the organ, then a motet, then the kyrie, which was preceded by a prelude on the organ. Bach\|Charles Francis Abdy Williams De Linant gave me words proper to the subject, and in a week after I had received them the motet was finished. The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete\|Jean Jacques Rousseau British Dictionary definitions for motet motet / (məʊˈtɛt) / noun a polyphonic choral composition used as an anthem in the Roman Catholic service Word Origin for motet C14: from Old French, diminutive of mot word; see mot 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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