madrigal
noun
a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
madrigalian
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a word derived from
madrigal.
Example Sentences
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Eventually Carter realised that all the accumulated baggage of his music — the neo-classicism, the madrigalian references, the Greek texts, the Americana – would have to go.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2012
