Definition of "motets" [motets]

• Plural form of motet. (noun)

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• "The prologue and 12 movements that make up Prophetiae Sibyllarum are joined by a mass, a magnificat and three marvellous motets, including the sumptuous "Tristis est anima mea"."
• "For the dedication, the choir sang Palestrina's Missa Aeterna Christi Munera with motets by Victoria and Vaugh-Williams."
• "To continue to replace the texts of the Mass being celebrated with motets that are reverent and devout, yet out of keeping with the Mass of the day amounts to continuing an unacceptable ambiguity: it is to cheat the people."