Isorhythmic Motet Late 13th c.
O canenda vulgo / Rex quem metrorum / Rex regum
Anonymous (Montpellier Codex) · 3 voices
O to be sung by the people / King whom the measures / King of Kings
Talea (Rhythm)
Simple ternary rhythmic mode, foundational pattern
Color (Melody)
Melisma from the Gradual for Christmas
Occasion
Christmas
From the great Montpellier collection. Anonymous motets outnumber attributed ones — medieval composition was a communal art before it was an individual one.
Ars Nova · Ars Antiqua · Polytextual Polyphony