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Recent Examples of motet
In between the driving turbulence of its first movement and an unremittingly grim passacaglia as its final movement was an adaptation of a medieval form—the isorhythmic motet—in which searing gestures alternated with passages of ethereal tranquility.
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Walter Simmons, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
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
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Walter Simmons, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motet
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The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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At best, Gidden’s singing and arrangement of a Monteverdi madrigal achieve remarkable eloquence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Sep. 2021
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Stepping in last minute for an ailing Luciano Pavarotti, the Queen of Soul stood by patiently as the orchestra played the swelling notes of the Italian aria before turning to the mic and unleashing that voice.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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The songwriter and classical-crossover recording artist will sing Italian arias, pop standards and his original compositions.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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More than just capitalizing on the then-new compact disc format, the packages declared that these were substantial artists with catalogs that deserve the same respect a classical label would give to Bach’s cantatas.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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Johann Sebastian Bach's works were an ideal choice given the highly mathematical structure, plus the composer was so prolific, across so many very different kinds of musical compositions—preludes, fugues, chorales, toccatas, concertos, suites, and cantatas—as to allow for useful comparisons.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Dec. 2024
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The historic Treme neighborhood came alive early with the Northside Skull and Bones Gang's traditional drums and chants.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The offensive chant marred the first home game for the club, which joined MLS this year.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Weaver Yankee said some orchestras have a chorus that performs with them from time to time, but the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus work together on a regular basis.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the same meeting, the city attorney tendered his resignation and the mayor tried to end the meeting by threatening to walk out — all to a chorus of snarky comments and jeers of irate residents.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Spectacular to look at, the production is unfailingly exuberant, a parade of color and catchy chanson.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov. 2024
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Inside the spell of Diamond Jubilee’s ’60s psychedelic chanson garage-pop there is unbridled romance and hope, yet to consider its obstinately antiquated and luddite qualities in the stark reality of the 2020s is to feel total hopelessness.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2024
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Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.—
Clover Hope,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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The lullaby that the man sings to his birds is undeniably silly.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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The perfect all-in-one portable humidifier that distills water for you, cleans itself, and sings a lullaby for you at night does not yet exist.—
Whizy Kim,
Vox,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Motet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motet. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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