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Chorale motet

The chorale motet was a type of musical composition in mostly Protestant parts of Europe, principally Germany, and mainly during the 16th century. It involved setting a chorale melody and text as a

References and further reading#

  • Articles “Chorale motet,” “Chorale settings,” in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980.
  • Gustave Reese, Music in the Renaissance. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1954.
  • Manfred Bukofzer, Music in the Baroque Era. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1947.
Genre family
Baroque music, Choral music genres, Classical church music, Renaissance music