Motets

They bring together Tallis's incomplete but richly resonant mass Puer natus est with Byrd's much tighter, shorter Advent motets from The Gradualia, a satisfying contrast. ❋ Nicholas Kenyon (2010)

In addition to the Propers and various motets by Perosi and Ravenello provided by a small schola, the Missa de Angelis was sung for the Ordinary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As another addition, he has a book of Marian motets for SSA trio -- works that should be useful and beautiful in any parish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The schedule continues with an orchestral Mass by Josef Haydn along with motets by Victoria and Palstrina, and Gregorian propers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Before Mass, we will sing a few motets appropriate to the season, and then begin with the Entrance antiphon. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Two motets will be sung, both Victoria and Josquin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The whole first half of the concert belonged to the boychoir, which, under the direction of Stephen Holmes, sang a mix of Renaissance and 20th-century motets, some glees and spirituals, all with admirable blend and diction and mostly with accuracy and good intonation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For the dedication, the choir sang Palestrina's Missa Aeterna Christi Munera with motets by Victoria and Vaugh-Williams. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Mass is at Saturday noon, and so we faced a number of choices over proper texts and motets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mass was sung in Latin according to the Missal of Paul VI, with a polyphonic Ordinary and motets sung by the Oratory choir; as always the ceremonial was perfectly executed in a manner for which the English Oratorians are justly renown. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And music became available, with hymnals and choral motets going out to every parish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Finally, on Sunday a polyphonic choir will sing the Mass for Five Voices by Byrd, along with motets by Byrd, Handl, and Victoria. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Men's and women's scholas sang all the propers, in addition to motets by Victoria and Palestrina, some amazing organ improvisations by Horst Buchholz, the ordinary Mass IV sung from the first to the last, and concluding with Ut Queant Laxis for the Feast of St. John the Baptist. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In addition, we sang motets before Mass and ended with the recessional as the Marian antiphon for Lent, Ave Regina Caelorum, which the crowd sang with great gusto. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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". ❋ Unknown (2011)

The Mass schedule begins with an English ordinary form, with propers drawn from the many resources newly available online and the work of Fr. Weber, as well as a chant setting by Ted Marier, and two English motets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Choral motets will be sung by the Choir of the National Shrine directed by Dr. Peter Latona. ❋ Unknown (2009)