Definitions for madrigalist
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mad•ri•galˈmæd rɪ gəl(n.)
an unaccompanied polyphonic secular vocal composition, esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Category: Music and Dance
part song; glee.
Category: Music and Dance
a short lyric poem of medieval times.
Category: Literature
Origin of madrigal:
1580–90; < It madrigale < ML mātricāle something simple
mad′ri•gal•ist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
madrigalist(noun)
a singer of madrigals
Wiktionary
madrigalist(Noun)
A composer of madrigals.
madrigalist(Noun)
A singer or interpreter of madrigals.
Webster Dictionary
Madrigalist(noun)
a composer of madrigals
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