Opus musicum
work by Handl
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Jacob Handl, a German-Austrian composer, is known for his sacred music. His most significant work is the Opus musicum (1590), a collection of motets intended for the entire year. Handl's style is eclectic, blending older and newer musical techniques. He often employed the Venetian polychoral style and incorporated word painting, similar to the madrigal tradition. The term "opus" is commonly used for musical works, often assigned catalog numbers by scholars when composers did not provide them systematically.12
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