This collection features twenty-five-voice motets, ranging from complex imitative works to the playful Ut queant laxis. Notably, three motets—O salutaris hostia, O sacrum convivium, and Respexit Elias—highlight the feast of Corpus Christi.

Blending music, theology, and politics, this book offers insight into how sixteenth-century Germans experienced and expressed the Reformation. It also includes details on nearly 200 Lieder, making it a valuable resource for further study.

This collection features nineteen first-edition motets, including Lasso’s only setting of Ave verum corpus and several Marian antiphons such as Ave Regina caelorum and Salve Regina, mater misericordiae. It also includes motets on New Testament texts from Corinthians, Romans, and Revelation, showcasing Lasso’s rich polyphonic style.