Tag: ‘madrigal’

• Madrigal and Word Painting

  Guide: Vocal Music in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods Madrigal was a form of non-religious (secular) Renaissance vocal music for two or more singers, which reached the peak of its popularity in the 16th century. In France, the equivalent form was known as chanson. Unlike most sacred music of the time, madrigals were composed in the vernacular language [...]

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