Ecce Maria genuit

Jean Mouton was a significant composer of sacred polyphony in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His motets often drew on liturgical texts, and this setting of Ecce Maria genuit is no exception. The text is a Marian antiphon that describes the Annunciation and the Nativity, identifying Christ as the Lamb of God. Mouton’s setting for four voices (STTB) brings this powerful theological statement to life. The music would have been performed in a sacred context, and its intricate vocal lines are characteristic of the Franco-Flemish tradition during the Renaissance.