Gloria in the Manner of a Trumpet
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The Gloria in modo tubae (Gloria in the Manner of a Trumpet) is a musical work by the Franco-Flemish composer Guillaume Dufay. Composed around the mid-15th century, this piece is notable for its use of two texted, canonic voices above two untexted lower voices. These lower voices alternate with short, repetitive fanfare motives, imitating the sound of trumpets. This composition is an example of how Dufay incorporated instrumental styles into vocal music, a characteristic of his innovative approach to composition during the late medieval and early Renaissance periods.12
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