In addition to the canonic complexities, Josquin adds variety by beginning the L'homme armé tune on a successively higher note in each section (and also in the third Agnus Dei), one for each of the six notes in the natural hexachord (thus the title, "voces musicales", or solmization syllables, ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la).
Josquin introduces variation to the L'homme armé tune by beginning each section on a higher note, corresponding to each of the six notes in the natural hexachord. This technique is similar to using solfège syllables (ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la) for musical scale degrees.