Isorhythmic Motet Early 14th c.
Veni Sancte Spiritus / Veni Creator Spiritus
Philippe de Vitry · 3 voices
Come, Holy Spirit / Come, Creator Spirit
Talea (Rhythm)
Repeating rhythmic pattern of 12 notes in long-short-long groupings
Color (Melody)
Tenor melody from the Pentecost sequence, repeated 4 times
Occasion
Pentecost
De Vitry is credited with naming and codifying the ars nova. His motets were considered revolutionary: rhythm, freed from the old modal system, became a structural element.
Ars Nova · Ars Antiqua · Polytextual Polyphony