Quam pulchra es

John Dunstable (ca. 1390-1453)

Motet

English discant style

ATB voicing

- all voices texted

Ave regina celorum

Guillaume Dufay (ca. 1397 - 1474)

Motet

2 examples

- Isorhythmic (SATB)

- English discant style (ATT)

Ave Maria... virgo serena

Josquin desPrez (ca. 1450-1521)

Motet

SATB voicing

6 verses set in 6 differnt imitative style

• canon
• imitative duets
• all voices imitative
• homophonic section
• homophonic coda

Sicut cervus

Palestrina (ca. 1525-1594)

Motet

• Balanced melodic phrases
• prepared dissonances
• structural symmetry

Miserere

Allergi (1582-1652)

• Alternatim motet
• setting of Psalm 50
• SATTB/SSAB voicing
• Composed for Tenebrae service at Papal chapel
  • origanals not allowed to leave chapal
  • sung from memory due to service in total darkness
  • both Mozart and Mendelsohn transcribed it by ear

O Magnum Mysterium

Victoria (1548-1611)

Motet

4 voicing

varies sections of homphony and polyphony

Dixit Maria

Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)

Motet

SATB voicing

Text from Luke 1:38

Dixit Dominus (ca. 1715)

Allesandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Motet

• Text: Psalm 110
• Seconda Practica
• SAB solo
  • Each soloist has an aria
  • duet for Sop. and Alto
• SATB chorus
• Strings
• Continuo

Grande Motet

France

Large-scale work for soloists, chorus, strings, and continuo

petit motet

France

small-scale work for soloists and continuo

Miserere mei Deus - 1663

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)

Grande Motet

• Text: Psalm 51
• SSATB solo - mostly in ensemble
• SATBB chorus
• Strings
• Continuo

Regina coeli

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)

petit motet

SSS voices with continuo

Litanies de la vierge H 83

Marc-Antoine Charpantier (1643-1704)

Motet

• Known for a ritornello on "ora pro nobis"
• SSAATB soloist
• 2 violins
• Continuo

O Jesu Christ, meine Lebens Licht BWV 118

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Motet

• SATB chorus
• 2 litui (ancient trumpets)
• cornetto
• 3 trombones
• Text from funeral hymn by Martin Behm
• 1 mvt.
  • may also be considered a 1 mvt cantata

Ave Verum Corpus K618

W.A. Mozart (1756-1971)

Motet

SATB chorus, strings, organ

On The Transmigration of Souls

John Adams (b. 1947)

Written to commereate 9-1-1

Electronic tape, chorus, childrens chorus, orchestra

Raua needmine/ Curse upon Iron

Veljo Tormis (b. 1930)

Estonian composers

• droning
• declamitory statements
• hammer
• highly repetitious
• siren sounds
• wave-like structure
• tritones and 2nds
• Text: Iron cursed man by the desire to create weapons

Ave Verum Corpus

Javier Busto (b. 1949)

Spain

Motet

• SAAT divisi
• A capella
• sweeping melody
• close harmonies

Laudate pueri Dominum (1693-1697)

Francois Couperin (1668-1733)

Petit Motet

Text: Psalm 113

SSB solos

2 violins

continuo

divided into 8 section: Psalm verses 5 & 6 combined

Surrexit pastor bonus SSWV23

Samuel Schiedt (1587-1654)

SATB/SATB a cappella

Rejoice in the Lord always (ca. 1684)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Verse Anthem

ATB solos

SATB chorus

Strings

Organ

Often called the "Bell Anthem" because of descending, bell-like scalar motif in the instrumental prelude

Versa est in luctum

Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (ca. 1590-1664)

Motet

SSATB chorus a cappella

inversion of melody on text " my harp is turned to mourning"

Ave Maria in F Major

Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

SATB chorus

2 violins

continuo

Tantum ergo D962 (1828)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

SATB solos (quartet)

SATB chorus

2 oboes

2 clarinets

2 bassoons

2 horns

2 trumpets

3 trombones

timpani

strings

Strophic - divided into 2 verses

Ave verum corpus in E-flat Major

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

SATB chorus and Organ

Ave Verum op.65 no.1

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

SA chorus and organ (w/o pedals)