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Recent Examples of motet
An early breakthrough came from listening to a traditional singer of the Serer people, whose plaintive melody reminded Catta of a Renaissance motet.
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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
The ceiling is tall and arched, like the hallways of a cloister, and offers acoustics befitting a motet.
—Gregory Barber, Wired, 10 Feb. 2022
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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
The ceiling is tall and arched, like the hallways of a cloister, and offers acoustics befitting a motet.
—Gregory Barber, Wired, 10 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motet
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This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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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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More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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The one-legged protagonist (sung by a two-legged tenor) is a man of limited mobility who tends to clump on deck and deliver his arias, so the frantic movement that takes place around him becomes essential.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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For the prequel films, Williams stretched his score palette to include pagan choral cantatas, throat singing — and, yes, even electric guitar.—
Tim Greiving,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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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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Just a few words that found their way into playlists, protest chants, school yards, and social media platforms.—
Eda Uysen,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
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Princeton students confronted by anti-Israel protesters at campus event Princeton senior Danielle Shapiro joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss how anti-Israel protesters disrupted a campus lecture by a former Israeli prime minister, shouting anti-Semitic chants and targeting students.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Behind these men is a chorus of pronatal activists desperate to kickstart a baby boom.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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Quavo flips the title into a catchy chorus over the thumping trap production, which was a Migos specialty during the ATL trio’s prime.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 May 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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The power ballad marks her first release as an independent artist through her own label, High Road Records.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Or the until-now-untapped viral potential of Celine Dion’s power ballad.—
Francesca Street,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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By debuting her youngest daughter Rumi with a sweet lullaby about watching your children grow, Bey is allowing her kids to create their own paths, but never too far from mom.—
Yolanda Machado,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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The haunting lullaby was written by Weber, a poet who served as a pediatric nurse in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in the present-day Czech Republic.—
Olivia Hampton,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Motet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motet. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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