Definitions for madrigal
ˈmæd rɪ gəlmadri·gal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. madrigalverb

   an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form

2. madrigalverb

   sing madrigals

   "The group was madrigaling beautifully"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. madrigalnoun

   a song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy

2. madrigalnoun

   a polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy

3. madrigalnoun

   a short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music

4. Etymology: From madrigale, from matricalis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Madrigalnoun

   A pastoral song.

   Etymology: madrigal, Spanish and French, from mandra, Latin; whence it was written anciently mandriale, Italian.

   A madrigal is a little amorous piece, which contains a certain number of unequal verses, not tied to the scrupulous regularity of a sonnet, or subtilty of an epigram: it consists of one single rank of verses, and in that differs from a canzonet, which consists of several strophes, which return in the same order and number. Nathan Bailey.

   Waters, by whose falls
   Birds sing melodious madrigails. William Shakespeare.

   His artful strains have oft delay’d
   The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. John Milton.

   Their tongue is light and trifling in comparison of the English; more proper for sonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroick poetry. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Madrigal

   A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th c.) and early Baroque (1600–1750) periods, although revisited by some later European composers. The polyphonic madrigal is unaccompanied, and the number of voices varies from two to eight, but usually features three to six voices, whilst the metre of the madrigal varies between two or three tercets, followed by one or two couplets. Unlike the verse-repeating strophic forms sung to the same music, most madrigals are through-composed, featuring different music for each stanza of lyrics, whereby the composer expresses the emotions contained in each line and in single words of the poem being sung.As written by Italianized Franco–Flemish composers in the 1520s, the madrigal partly originated from the three-to-four voice frottola (1470–1530); partly from composers' renewed interest in poetry written in vernacular Italian; partly from the stylistic influence of the French chanson; and from the polyphony of the motet (13th–16th c.). The technical contrast between the musical forms is in the frottola consisting of music set to stanzas of text, whilst the madrigal is through-composed, a work with different music for different stanzas. As a composition, the madrigal of the Renaissance is unlike the two-to-three voice Italian Trecento madrigal (1300–1370) of the 14th century, having in common only the name madrigal, which derives from the Latin matricalis (maternal) denoting musical work in service to the mother church.Artistically, the madrigal was the most important form of secular music in Italy, and reached its formal and historical zenith in the later 16th century, when the madrigal also was taken up by German and English composers, such as John Wilbye (1574–1638), Thomas Weelkes (1576–1623), and Thomas Morley (1557–1602) of the English Madrigal School (1588–1627). Although of British temper, most English madrigals were a cappella compositions for three to six voices, which either copied or translated the musical styles of the original madrigals from Italy. By the mid 16th century, Italian composers began merging the madrigal into the composition of the cantata and the dialogue; and by the early 17th century, the aria replaced the madrigal in opera.

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1. madrigal

   A madrigal is a type of secular vocal music composition that originated in Italy during the Renaissance period, typically from the 16th and 17th century. It is often written for multiple voices, usually four to six, and it is performed without instrumental accompaniment. Madrigals are characterized by complex and poetic lyrics, often about love, and intricate harmonies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Madrigalnoun

   a little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought

2. Madrigalnoun

   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

3. Etymology: [It. madrigale, OIt. madriale, mandriale (cf. LL. matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr. ma`ndra fold, stable; hence, madrigal, originally, a pastoral song.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Madrigal

   A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six. It is quite distinct from the Italian Trecento madrigal of the late 13th and 14th centuries, with which it shares only the name. Madrigals originated in Italy during the 1520s. Unlike many strophic forms of the time, most madrigals were through-composed. In the madrigal, the composer attempted to express the emotion contained in each line, and sometimes individual words, of a celebrated poem. The madrigal originated in part from the frottola, in part from the resurgence in interest in vernacular Italian poetry, and also from the influence of the French chanson and polyphonic style of the motet as written by the Franco-Flemish composers who had naturalized in Italy during the period. A frottola generally would consist of music set to stanzas of text, while madrigals were through-composed. However, some of the same poems were used for both frottola and madrigals. The poetry of Petrarch in particular shows up in a wide variety of genres.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Madrigal

   mad′ri-gal, n. (mus.) a piece of music for the voice in five or six parts: a short poem expressing a graceful and tender thought.—adj. Madrigā′lian.—n. Mad′rigalist. [It., from mandra, a sheep-fold—L. mandra.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Madrigal

   a short lyric containing some pleasant thought or sweet sentiment daintily expressed; applied also to vocal music of a similar character.

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1. MADRIGAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Madrigal is ranked #1299 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Madrigal surname appeared 27,033 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Madrigal.
   
   93.6% or 25,327 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.4% or 1,200 total occurrences were White.
   1% or 289 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 89 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.3% or 84 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.1% or 46 total occurrences were Black.

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How to pronounce madrigal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of madrigal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of madrigal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=madrigal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Madrigal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=madrigal
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrigal
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madrigal
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=madrigal
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=madrigal
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Madrigal
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html