madrigal

A polyphonic song, usually secular and without instrumental accompaniment. It was cultivated especially in Italy during the 16th-c by Palestrina, Lassus, Gabrieli, Marenzio (1553–99), and others, and is characterized by a judicious mixture of contrapuntal and chordal style and by serious, Petrarchan, and usually amorous verses. In the early 17th-c, Italian madrigals, notably those of Monteverdi, absorbed some Baroque features, including solo vocal writing, continuo accompaniment, and instrumental obbligatos, and were superseded by the new cantata.

Madrigal may refer to:

Madrigal, Spain Madrigal (music), a musical form of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Madrigal (Trecento), an (unrelated) musical form of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries Madrigal (literature) Madrigal (ensemble) or The Ensemble Madrigal (Moscow), an early music group formed in 1965 by the Russian composer and harpsichord player Andrey Volkonsky

Madrigal may also be:

A city in the computer game Myth The fictional character Anna Madrigal from Armistead Maupin's novel series Tales of the City A last name A song by British progressive rock band Yes (from the Tormato album) A song by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth A song by the Canadian rock band Rush A song by Japanese band Malice Mizer A famous romanian choir ( more information will follow )

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