The ''petit motet'' ("little motet") was a genre of domestic sacred chamber music popular in France during the baroque era. It was the sacred counterpart of the secular

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian language, Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal music, vocal Musical composition, composition with an musical instrument, instrumental accompaniment, ty ...

, and small-scale counterpart of the ''

grand motet The grand motet (plural grands motets) was a genre of motet cultivated at the height of the French baroque, although the term dates from later French usage. At the time, due to the stylistic feature of employing two alternating choirs, the works wer ...

.''''Motets for one and two voices with instruments'' p.viii

François Martin (composer) François Martin (1727–1757) was a French composer and cellist. He is said to have died at the age of thirty while in the service of Louis de Gramont, 6th Duke of Gramont. His works include petits motets. His works also include "Six Trios ou Con ...

, Mary Cyr - 1988 "The petit motet represented a sacred counterpart to the fashionable cantata, and like the latter, it absorbed considerable foreign influence, especially from Italy. French composers often attempted to popularize their publications by ..."

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