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A motet is an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service. There are to many variations for it to have something to do with mass.
Motet and Mass
Mass and motet are the most important religious vocal musical compositions of the medieval period.
A Mass is always based on a specific text that is part of the liturgy of a given day. One difference between a renaissance Mass and a motet is that the motet, while usually sacred, was not always specifically connected to texts from the liturgy of the Mass.
motet and the mass
What the mass and the motet have in common is their composition by the same composer. As a Spanish composer of religious music, Tomas Luis Victoria [1548-August 20, 1611] is known for his motets, which are anthems; and masses. An example of one of his masses, and of one of his motets, is 'O quam gloriosum [est regnum]', which translates as 'Oh how glorious [is the kingdom]'. The mass and the motet in question share the composer, the music, and the title, but not the words. For the words of the mass come from the Catholic text for celebrating the mass. And the motet's words come from an All Saints' Day antiphon, which is a kind of refrain that's sung at the beginning of a psalm and at the end of each verse of that psalm. Therefore, the antiphon and the motet end with the quotation from Revelation 14:4, 'Sequuntur agnum quocumque ierit', which means 'They follow the Lamb wherever He goes.'
Madrigals and Motets were both big in the 13th century. The word motet comes from the french word "mot" which means "word" It is a choral piece "with words" Actually motets and madrigals are very similar and are both choral pieces with words. Madrigals usually were written with secular texts and motets with sacred texts.
Motet and Mass, both in polyphonic settings.
-my participation in Mass -my Scapular and my religious medals -when I'm good
One meaning of "misa" (in Spanish): mass, as in a Catholic religious service.
Imitative counterpoint and homophony.
A Mass for the Dead is a Catholic religious service held to pray for and remember the deceased. It is different from other types of religious services because it specifically focuses on honoring and offering prayers for those who have passed away.