LISTENING
Guillaume Du Fay: Nuper rosarum flores [Isorhythmic Motet; 1436]
        Score: Anthology #14            CD3, Track 6            Length: 5:46
        Translation of Text: Atlas Anthology p. 489
        For what occasion was this motet written?
        Why is the cantus firmus appropriate for a piece for this occasion?
        What is unique about the use of the cantus firmus in this motet?
        What is the proportional relationship between the four taleae of this motet?
                        What is the symbolism behind this relationship?

OPTIONAL
Guillaume Du Fay: Ave regina caelorum (III) [Tenor Motet; Before 1465]
        Score: Anthology #15            LP 661/Tape 2, Side A        Length: 7:00
        Translation of Text: Atlas Anthology p. 489
        1.  For what occasion was this motet written?  What actually happened when this occasion occurred?

REVIEW QUESTIONS
1.  How did the definition of a motet change during the first half of the fifteenth century?
2.  Early fifteenth-century motets fall roughly into three styles.  What are these styles?
3.  What were the two primary social functions of motets in the early fifteenth century?
4.  What is a tenor motet?  How is it different from earlier motets?

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