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madrigal in Dutch

madrigal in Dutch is madrigaal — madrigal means a short song for several unaccompanied voices, each singing an independent line, usually setting a secular poem about love or nature. The form flourished in Italy and England in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

madrigal in Dutch

madrigaal
noun

What does "madrigal" mean?

  1. noun A short song for several unaccompanied voices, each singing an independent line, usually setting a secular poem about love or nature. The form flourished in Italy and England in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
    "The choir closed with a madrigal by Thomas Weelkes."
  2. noun A short lyric poem of the kind traditionally set to such music, typically pastoral and amorous.
    "He wrote madrigals in the Italian manner."
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madrigal in a sentence

  • The choir closed with a madrigal by Thomas Weelkes.
  • Madrigals are sung one voice to a part, with no instruments.
  • He wrote madrigals in the Italian manner.

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What is "madrigal" in Dutch?

"madrigal" in Dutch is madrigaal. madrigal means: A short song for several unaccompanied voices, each singing an independent line, usually setting a secular poem about love or nature. The form flourished in Italy and England in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

How do you use "madrigal" in a sentence?

Example: "The choir closed with a madrigal by Thomas Weelkes." In Dutch, "madrigal" is madrigaal.

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