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madrigal

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mad·ri·gal  (mdr-gl)
n.
1.
a. A song for two or three unaccompanied voices, developed in Italy in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
b. A short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music.
2.
a. A polyphonic song using a vernacular text and written for four to six voices, developed in Italy in the 16th century and popular in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
b. A part song.

[Italian madrigale, probably from dialectal madregal, simple, from Late Latin mtrclis, invented, original, from Latin, of the womb, from mtrx, mtrc-, womb, from mter, mtr-, mother; see mater.]

madri·gal·ist n.

madrigal
Noun
a type of 16th- or 17th-century part song for unaccompanied voices [Medieval Latin matricale primitive]
madrigalist n

madrigal
1. a part song for several voices making much use of contrapuntal imitation.
2. a lyric poem suitable for setting to music, usually with love as a theme. — madrigalist, n.
See also: Songs and Singing
a lyric poem suitable for setting to music, usually with love as a theme. — madrigalist, n.
See also: Verse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.madrigal - an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
partsong - a song with two or more voice parts
Verb1.madrigal - sing madrigals; "The group was madrigaling beautifully"
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
Translations
madrigal [ˈmædrɪgəl] nmadrigal m

madrigal
n madrigal [ˈmӕdrigəl]
a type of song for several voices singing unaccompanied in harmony. madrigaal قَصيدَه غَزَلِيَّه мадригал madrigal madrigal das Madrigal είδος τραγουδιού για χορωδία madrigal madrigal سرود بزمی madrigaali madrigal מַדרִיגָל कजली madrigal madrigál nyanyian madrígal madrigale マドリガル (무반주) 합창곡 madrigalas madrigāls nyanyian madrigal madrigaal madrigal madrygał madrigal madrigal мадригал madrigal madrigal madrigal madrigal เพลงประสานเสียง çalgısız söylenen şarkı, madrigal 小曲 мадригал سازوں کے بغیر یکے بعد دیگرے کئی ٹکڑوں اور کئی آوازوں میں گایا جانے والا ایک نغمہ ca khúc madrigan


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"Sleep thou, Sancho," returned Don Quixote, "for thou wast born to sleep as I was born to watch; and during the time it now wants of dawn I will give a loose rein to my thoughts, and seek a vent for them in a little madrigal which, unknown to thee, I composed in my head last night.
What is the meaning of that speech, which is turned so like a French madrigal, duke?
 
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