Madrigal — may refer to: Contents 1 Music 2 Literature 3 Places 4 … Wikipedia
Madrigal (Yes song) — Madrigal Song by Yes from the album Tormato Released September 29, 1978 Recorded 1978 Genre Progressive rock … Wikipedia
Madrigal dinner — A Madrigal Dinner or Madrigal Feast is an American form of dinner theater often held by schools and church groups during the Christmas season. It is set in the Middle Ages and is generally comedic in nature. The meal is divided into courses, each … Wikipedia
Madrigal (album) — Madrigal Studio album by Chara Released July 18, 2001 … Wikipedia
Madrigal — Mad ri*gal (m[a^]d r[i^]*gal), n. [It. madrigale, OIt. madriale, mandriale (cf. LL. matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr. ma ndra fold, stable; hence, madrigal, originally, a pastoral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
madrigal — [ma′dri gəl] n. [It madrigale < ?] 1. a short poem, usually a love poem, which can be set to music 2. an often contrapuntal song with parts for several voices singing without accompaniment, popular in the 15th, 16th, and 17th cent. 3. loosely… … English World dictionary
madrigal — ► NOUN ▪ a 16th or 17th century part song for several voices, typically unaccompanied. ORIGIN Italian madrigale, from Latin carmen matricale simple song … English terms dictionary
madrigal — (n.) short love poem, also part song for three or more voices, 1580s, from It. madrigale, probably from Venetian dialect madregal simple, ingenuous, from L.L. matricalis invented, original, lit. of or from the womb, from matrix (gen. matricis)… … Etymology dictionary
madrigal — madrigalesque, adj. madrigalian /mad reuh gal ee euhn, gal yeuhn, gay lee euhn/, adj. /mad ri geuhl/, n. 1. a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation,… … Universalium
Madrigal (music) — A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three… … Wikipedia
