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This work analyzes the motet Ecce mulier Chananea by Fr. Manuel Cardoso.

February 16, 2026Open Access

The motet Ecce mulier Chananea by Fr. Manuel Cardoso

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This work analyzes the motet Ecce mulier Chananea by Fr. Manuel Cardoso.
Brief textual analysis of the motet
Contextual information about the composer and his works
Discussion of performance practices from the period
Highlights the importance of the motet in the context of Portuguese music
Demonstrates performance practices associated with the piece

Abstract

Fr. Manuel Cardoso was one of the most important Portuguese composers of the first half of the seventeenth century, also being one of the composers who saw their music being printed. Of his last printed book, the Livro de varios motetes (Lisbon, 1648), we find the motet Ecce mulier Chananea for four voices (SATB). This is a brief analysis text of this work which accompanies a recording made by Oniria – Sacabuxe in an instrumental version following the performance practices of the period.

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