In one cycle, a piece in this genre states "Behold, man, how I suffer for you" and centers on the crucified Christ confronting Peter's betrayal. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this polyphonic sacred vocal genre, an example of which concludes the Lagrime di San Pietro in contrast to 20 secular madrigals.
ANSWER: motet
[10e] The Lagrime di San Pietro and the motet series Prophetiae Sibyllarum were composed by Orlande de Lassus, whose style drew from this Italian Renaissance composer of a missa sin nomine that led to a debate during the Council of Trent.
ANSWER: Giovanni Palestrina [Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]
[10m] The introduction to de Lassus's Prophetiae Sibyllarum is titled for a "Carmina" described by this term. Carlo Gesualdo's "Moro, lasso" employs a "direct" style described by this term.
ANSWER: chromatic [or "Carmina Chromatico"; or chromaticism]
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