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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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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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After this is a setting of a Whitman poem for chorus a cappella in the style of a sixteenth-century madrigal, followed by a section in which a line from Dante’s Inferno is sung by a vocal trio in the style of a medieval motet.Walter Simmons, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
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The film is peppered with flashbacks of arias by Verdi and Puccini when Callas was at the height of her success.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Arthur fills the car with an aria from Don Giovanni on a low volume and heads toward the hospital.Carolyn Figel, Hazlitt, 27 Nov. 2024
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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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Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio' Music director Ken-David Masur leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the first three of this oratorio's six cantatas, which commemorate the birth of Jesus, the annunciation to shepherds and the adoration of the shepherds.Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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There were chants in support of Chelsea’s previous owner Roman Abramovich — as well as the club’s most successful head coach, Jose Mourinho — during the 90 minutes that February day.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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At a pro-Palestinian street protest in Columbus, Ohio, last fall, demonstrators march to the rhythm of liberation chants, punctuated by occasional horns from passing cars.Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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For example, the synth hook in the intro melodically foreshadows lines two and four of the chorus vocal melody.Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Doorbells tend to prompt dogs to bark, and a chorus of barking had the potential to throw off the opposing New Orleans Pelicans during trips to the free-throw line.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 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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In Blue Velvet, Dorothy Valence’s (Isabella Rossellini) rendition of the title ballad is a conduit for her internal life.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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In the music video, released Monday, frontwoman Michelle Zauner sings the delicate ballad, while bassist Jungle twirls in a gleaming seashell, emulating a siren.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Twain chose to write a lullaby to commemorate his adult daughter, which Stephen recites to himself wading waist-high in the Ligurian Sea.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Luckily, a lullaby by her mom is filled with magic that sends her off into a slumber filled with adventurous dreams.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Motet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motet. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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