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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
motet .
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The Italian mottetto was originally (in the thirteenth century) a profane polyphonic species of music, the air, or melody, being in the Tenor clef, taking the then acknowledged place of the canto fermo or plainchant, theme.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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