An intriguing piece. I didn't really get the 'happy birthday' thing (I was expecting to hear the well-known tune at some point!), but it's certainly a perfectly pleasant choral piece though. I'm not sure 'motet' is the best title however.
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Originally Posted by Matthaeus
1) A motet should have sacred text (for eg. a psalm)
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This isn't strictly true. Whilst it's correct that many sacred motets have been written, the only definition I'd be willing to impose on the motet would be 'a single polyphonic work employing a single text.' Grove claims the only thing which separates a secular motet from a madrigal is that motets have 'loftier intent'. Rather vague, I know, but I'd say the thing that makes this work sound un-motet-like is the fact that the counterpoint is rather uninteresting. 'Motet' comes from the same Latin word as 'motion', but there's little of that going on here.
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Originally Posted by "Matthaeus
3) In choral pieces every ornamentation must be written out (soprano voice, bar 3).
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I agree that turns should be written out, but almost all other ornamentation should be left in signage.