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Making the Motet
From the 12th to the 21st Century
Through a narrative beginning in the 12th century, Making the motet takes audiences to the very moment monophony became polyphony in the medieval period, highlights the aspects that made the motet a favourite among musicians and audiences alike, and charts how the motet has been constantly reinterpreted into the present day.
The programme includes early plainchant, anonymous verses, tropes and organa from the 12th/13th century, some of the earliest Latin motets ever written, genre-defining Renaissance motets by composers such as Dunstaple, Binchois, and Palestrina, popular works by Mendelssohn and Josquin, and exciting motet reinterpretations by composers such as Eisler and Tavener.
Fri, 13 March 2026
University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel
7:30pm
£10 - £15- ➕2 other performances
Full Event Details
Making the motet explores the ways in which the genre of the motet—frequently held up as one of the most important genres of vocal music—has been constructed and subsequently deconstructed through over 1000 years of music.
Through a narrative beginning in the 12th century, Making the motet takes audiences to the very moment monophony became polyphony in the medieval period, highlights the aspects that made the motet a favourite among musicians and audiences alike, and charts how the motet has been constantly reinterpreted into the present day.
The programme includes early plainchant, anonymous verses, tropes and organa from the 12th/13th century, some of the earliest Latin motets ever written, genre-defining Renaissance motets by composers such as Dunstaple, Binchois, and Palestrina, popular works by Mendelssohn and Josquin, and exciting motet reinterpretations by composers such as Eisler and Tavener.
Venue Details & Map
Location
University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel
Professor Square, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows: