Madrigal Definition | What is Madrigal? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
[v] sing madrigals; "The group was madrigaling beautifully"
A short love poem which can easily be set to music.
See Also...
partsong, sing
Related Terms
alba, anacreontic, balada, ballad, ballade, bucolic, canso, cantata, chanson, choral singing, chorus, clerihew, dirge, dithyramb, eclogue, elegy, English sonnet, epic, epigram, epithalamium, epode, epopee, epopoeia, epos, georgic, ghazel, glee, haiku, Hor
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