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Definition of Madrigalist
1. Noun. A singer of madrigals.
Definition of Madrigalist
1. n. A composer of madrigals.
Definition of Madrigalist
1. Noun. A composer of madrigals. ¹
2. Noun. A singer or interpreter of madrigals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Madrigalist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Madrigalist
Literary usage of Madrigalist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"madrigalist. Clemens non Papa, died before 1558. Orlando di Lasso, born between
... Theorist and madrigalist. Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625. German Masters. ..."
2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"Morley also refers to him approvingly in his Plain Introduction, classing him as
a madrigalist along with Vecchi, Giovanelli, and Croce. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"As a madrigalist he was inferior to Morley, Wilbye and Gibbons, though even in
this branch of his art he-of ten displays great charm and individuality. ..."
4. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas (1891)
"It will suffice to say here, that as a madrigalist, he reached the same high level.
With him, this school, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"... before we condemn the absurdity of the arrangement, we must remember that the
grand old madrigalist only uses his unseen Voices as later ..."
6. Musical history, biography, and criticism by George Hogarth (1838)
"... THOMAS MORLEY, who died about 1604, and was also eminent as a didactic writer
on music and a madrigalist; and Dr. JOHN BULL, who died in 1622. ..."
7. Memoirs of the Opera in Italy, France, Germany, and England by George Hogarth (1851)
"His father, of the same name, was an eminent madrigalist, and appears to have
been a superior musician. ..."
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