madrigal

• Nom désignant un type de chanson polyphonique non accompagnée, généralement à deux ou trois voix, composée sur une forme poétique stricte, ainsi que la pièce poétique lyrique qui lui sert de texte.

A noun referring to a type of unaccompanied partsong for two or three voices, composed according to a strict poetic form.

1. Secular vocal compositionC1formalart

   A type of secular vocal music, typically for two or three unaccompanied voices, that originated in Italy during the Renaissance and follows a strict poetic form.

   madrigal

   • The choir performed a beautiful madrigal from the 16th century.
   • Madrigals often feature complex harmonies and word painting.
   • She studied the poetic structure of the Italian madrigal.

• Chanter ou exécuter un madrigal, ou composer dans le style du madrigal.

A verb meaning to sing or perform a madrigal, or to compose in the style of a madrigal.

1. Sing madrigalsC1formal

   To sing a type of secular vocal music composition from the Renaissance period, typically for several voices.

   Chanter des madrigaux

   • The choir will madrigal at the Renaissance fair.
   • They spent the evening madrigaling in the great hall.
   • The group madrigaled beautifully, harmonizing in four parts.