In its later use this musical form often utilized a vernacular text, as seen in the six written by Bach.
In its later use this musical form often utilized a vernacular text, as seen in the six written by Bach. The early, or Medieval, type developed from the clausula, the only difference being the addition of an amorous French text in the uppermost of the three voices. The more famous type is the later Renaissance, or Flemish, version, in which four or five voices sing a single Latin text using the style of imitation with which it is associated. FTP, what is this most important form of early polyphonic music whose name comes from the French for "word"?
In its later use this musical form often utilized a vernacular text, as seen in the six written by Bach.
motet