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Definition of Madrigal
1. Noun. An unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form.
2. Verb. Sing madrigals. "Sam and Sue madrigal"; "The group was madrigaling beautifully"
Definition of Madrigal
1. n. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.
Definition of Madrigal
1. Noun. (music) a song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy ¹
2. Noun. (music) a polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy ¹
3. Noun. a short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Madrigal
1. a short lyric poem [n -S]
Medical Definition of Madrigal
1. 1. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought. "Whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling brook to hear his madrigal." (Milton) 2. An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee. Origin: It. Madrigale, OIt. Madriale, mandriale (cf. LL. Matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It mandra flock, L. Mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr. Fold, stable; hence, madrigal, originally, a pastoral song. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Madrigal
Literary usage of Madrigal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1837)
"The madrigal Society is the very Royal Exchange of musical enthusiasm and ...
Which of the thousand and one suggested derivations of the name madrigal is ..."
2. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"Having traced the history of the madrigal thus far, it remains only to say a few
words as to the manner of its performance. lug no more. ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"madrigal, a word of uncertain etymology, denotes a short lyrical poem, generally
on the subject of love, and characterised by some epigrammatic terseness or ..."
4. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1867)
"Thus did the madrigal lead up to Opera, to Chamber-Cantatas, to Airs, ...
Its mission was now fulfilled ; the madrigal was gradually supplanted by the new ..."
5. Dwight's Journal of Music by John Sullivan Dwight (1867)
"Thus did the madrigal lead up to Opera, to Chamber-Cantatas, to Airs, ...
Its mission was now fulfilled ; the madrigal was gradually supplanted by the new ..."
6. The Musical World (1865)
"Thus arose the first steps towards the madrigal in the shape of the ... The results
of this process was the madrigal, of which imitation must be considered ..."
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