Many secular motets are known as " ceremonial motets " Characteristic of ceremonial motets was a clarity of diction, for the audience was not presumed to be familiar already with the text ( as would have been true with Latin hymns ) and also a clear articulation of formal structure, for example a setting apart of successive portions of text with sharp contrasts of texture or rhythm.

Many of his motets were composed for ceremonial occasions, as could be expected of a court composer who was required to provide music for visits of dignitaries, weddings, treaties and other events of state.

Many of Josquin's motets and masses are based on melodies he heard in laude during his sojourns in Italy around this time.

Many magnificats, hymns, motets, and other works were printed by K. Proske in his Musica Divina ( 1854 ).

Many of his madrigals were monodies, borrowing a style which came from Florence and other locations to the north ; his motets and masses, on the other hand, are conservative and use the Palestrina style, though the motets include figured bass, another innovation from the first decade of the 17th century.

Many are chorale motets, an exclusively Protestant variation of the motet, and these are written in German.

Many of his motets have the cantus firmus in long note values in the highest voice, while the other voices carry on in a polyphonic, imitative texture.

Many of the motets are for four voices.

Many of them, moreover, are beginning to complain about the scarcity of Western amusements and to ridicule the old life of the bazaar merchant, the mullah, and the peasant.

Many selections are themselves convincing contributions to this appraisal.

Many of our very best friends are reformers.

Many home-bound subway riders utilizing the Flushing-Main Street express are daily confronted with the sight of the local departing from the Woodside station as their express comes to a stop, leaving them stranded and strained.

Many belly dancers are married, but Serene is one of the few who will admit it.

Many of these experiences are so important that they will be cherished forever by me.

Many hours are given free by the Jaycees to make this and all local pageants outstanding events.

Many adults showing at Westminster today are products of this Class.

Many cells, bacteria, and other microorganisms are transparent to visible light and must be stained for microscopic investigation.

Many of the cells and microorganisms which are transparent to visible light, absorb or reflect the much shorter wavelengths of the ultraviolet spectrum.

Many industry trade associations are developing campaigns to protect or enhance the share of the consumer's dollar being spent on their particular products.

Many food and beverage companies are already on a highly planned basis.

Many other ( probably nearly all ) snakes at maturity are already more than half their final length.

Many of the new appointees are art collectors.

Many years later ( on August 3, 1915 ), Lucy Upton wrote Winslow's daughter soon to be graduated from Smith College: `` While I love botany which, after dabbling in for years, I studied according to the methods of that day exactly forty years ago in a summer school, it must be fascinating to take up zoology in the way you are doing.

Many of the features of the homes are the latest modern devices in American homes, but an interesting blend of cultures finds us using Japanese artfulness in our own Western architecture at the same time that the Japanese are adopting Western utility patterns.

Many legislators are already weary and frustrated over the so-far losing battle to block token integration.

Many of the toll-road bonds still are selling at prices that offer the prospect of an annual yield of 4 per cent, or very close to that.

Many others are attracting the traffic needed to push revenues up to the break-even point.

Many of the coal seams in the nationalized British mines are twisting, narrow and very deep.

Many English Catholics are proud of their Catholicism and know that they are in a new ascendancy.

Many of you are familiar, I'm sure, with the story of my early struggles: the fire in January, 1947, that destroyed everything -- even our precious list of subscribers.

Many caecilians and some other amphibians lay their eggs on land, and the newly hatched larvae wriggle or are transported to water bodies.

Many readers of this department no doubt discount certain of my opinions for the simple reason that they can guess pretty accurately, even if they have never actually been told, what my age is.

Many thanks for a job well done.

Many of the individual projects for which development assistance is required call for expenditures over lengthy periods.

Many mills have already placed firm orders for this machine.

Good service starts with product design and planning: Many products seem to be designed for a production economy, not for a service one.

Many of them appear to drop out, for one reason or another.

Many of them paid for their curiosity with their lives, for some minutes later the first giant wave roared over the shore.

Many people use wicker cradles for old red wine, lifting the bottle carefully from the bin into the cradle and eventually to the table, without disturbing the sediment.

Many churches find the Sunday school hour to be the most practical time for adult preparation classes.

Many of them had once been members of a church or at least had been given instruction in Christianity but for one or another reason had allowed the connexion to lapse.

Many American anthropologists adopted his agenda for social reform, and theories of race continue to be popular subjects for anthropologists today.

Many served in the armed forces, while others worked in intelligence ( for example, Office of Strategic Services and the Office of War Information ).

Many members of this family are cultivated for various purposes.

Many plants in this family, such as wild carrot, have estrogenic properties and have been used as a folk medicine for birth control.

Many of the settings for Agatha Christie ’ s books were directly inspired by the many archaeological field seasons spent in the Middle East on the sites managed by her second husband Max Mallowan.

Many architects and architectural firms focus on certain project types ( for example, health care, retail, public housing, event management ), technological expertise or project delivery methods.

Many religions, whether they believe in the soul's existence in another world like Christianity, Islam and many pagan belief systems, or in reincarnation like many forms of Hinduism and Buddhism, believe that one's status in the afterlife is a reward or punishment for their conduct during life.

Many ancient civilizations alloyed metals for purely aesthetic purposes.

Renaissance architects included Alberti, Brunelleschi and Bramante. Many of these artists came from Florence and it remained an important centre for the Renaissance into the 16th century eventually to be overtaken by Rome and Venice.