They were frequently written for specific holy days and were sung at Mass between the Credo and Sanctus or at Vespers. In the late 16th century, Venetian composers such as Giovanni Gabrieli wrote them for multiple choirs and contrasting instruments. After 1600, the term came to indicate any composition setting a serious non-liturgical, but often sacred, text. For ten point
They were frequently written for specific holy days and were sung at Mass between the Credo and Sanctus or at Vespers. In the late 16th century, Venetian composers such as Giovanni Gabrieli wrote them for multiple choirs and contrasting instruments. After 1600, the term came to indicate any composition setting a serious non-liturgical, but often sacred, text. For ten points, what is this form of multi-voiced, sacred vocal composition, named for the French for "word"?
They were frequently written for specific holy days and were sung at Mass between the Credo and Sanctus or at Vespers.
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