Meaning of the word madrigal in English
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madrigal
US /ˈmæd.rə.ɡəl/
UK /ˈmæd.rɪ.ɡəl/
Noun
a part-song for several voices, typically unaccompanied. Madrigals were particularly popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Example:
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The choir performed a beautiful Renaissance madrigal.
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Many composers wrote madrigals during the Elizabethan era.
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