Perhaps the most famous three seconds of music Beethoven ever composed were those that opened his Symphony No. 5 (Google it...we promise you'll recognize it!).

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Similarly, each Angelico Sacred Music composition has its own distinct "motif." A motif is a very short theme that is easy for the listener to remember. The motif is reintroduced over the course of an ASM piece, but never in the same way....the motif will reappear in a different voice part, in a different key, or with a different rhythm.

 

For example, the motif of the Angelico Sacred Music "Our Father" is the first three seconds of the piece, and that motif is later re-introduced in 7 different ways. See if you can find them all next time you listen!