Definition of a madrigal
by Diana on May 26th, 2012
Definition of a madrigal
a part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance period, typically unaccompanied and arranged in elaborate counterpoint.
Origin:
from Italian madrigale (from medieval Latin carmen matricale ‘simple song’), from matricalis ‘maternal or primitive’, from matrix ‘womb’
(Source: Oxford Dictionary)
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