madrigalist

Variant of madrigal

madrigal definition

mad·ri·gal (ma′dri gəl)

noun

  1. a short poem, usually a love poem, which can be set to music
  2. an often contrapuntal song with parts for several voices singing without accompaniment, popular in the 15th, 16th, and 17th cent.
  3. loosely any song, esp. a part song

Etymology: It madrigale < ?

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