This is a four voice motet. I enjoyed listening to this more than the other motet (Garrit Gallus). It seemed less chaotic than the other, even though there was four voices rather than three. Maybe the fact that it had four voices is what caused this piece to feel more refined and put together. Rhythm becomes more and more important with a greater number of voices.
I was able to pick out many composition styles in this piece, and then was able to confirm my findings with a little research. There was a lot of use of hocket (a rest in the top voice where the melody is carried on by the next voice). There were also repeated rhythmic and melodic patterns throughout.
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