ABSTRACT
Sing and discuss 1 the four- and five-voice motets in the Appendix, paying particular attention to
Overall form
Cadences (finals, types, and placement in form)
Imitation points
Phrase structure (length and overlapping)
Text setting (mood, emphasis of important words, text repetition, relation of text divisions to musical form, use of melismas, and text painting, if any)
Contour (phrase shape and overall climax, if any)
Texture (contrast between sections, use of homophony, paired imitation, and imitative versus nonimitative counterpoint)
Rhythm (placement of relatively active sections and use of triple meter)
