ðə mjˈuːzɪk pɚfˈɔːɹmd, pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli fɹʌmðə fˈɪftiːnθ ænd sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, ɪz ɐ slˈoʊli tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ lˈɪst ʌv mɑːtˈɛts, mˈæs sˈɛkʃənz, ænd ˈʌðɚ sˈeɪkɹɪd kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃənz, baɪ kəmpˈoʊzɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɡiːjˈoʊm dˈuːfeɪ, dʒˈoʊhænz ˈɑːkɛɡhəm, dʒˈɑːskwɪn dˈɛs pɹˈɛz, dʒəvˈɑːni pˈɪɹljuːˌɪɡi dˈɑː peɪlstɹˈiːnə, wˈɪljəm bˈaɪəd, təmˈɑːz lˈuːɪs də vɪktˈoːɹiə, nˈɪkələz ɡˈɑːmɚt, ænd mænwˈɛl kɑːɹdˈoʊsoʊ.
The music performed, primarily from the 15th and 16th centuries, is a slowly changing list of motets, mass sections, and other sacred compositions, by composers such as Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin des Prez, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Nicolas Gombert, and Manuel Cardoso.