Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A composer or singer of madrigals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A composer of madrigals.
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- noun A
composer ofmadrigals . - noun A
singer orinterpreter of madrigals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a singer of madrigals
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is likely that at this time he met other musicians in the service of the Gonzagas, particularly Hoste da Reggio, a madrigalist who headed whatever musical establishment Ferrante Gonzaga maintained.
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However, a well-known madrigalist, Luzzaschi, was reputed to have played very successfully on this keyboard.
From the Troubadours to Frank Sinatra Rosen, Charles 2006
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As a madrigalist he was inferior to Morley, Wilbye and
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The music of this intermezzo was by Malvezzi, who was a distinguished madrigalist.
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Rinuccini and the music by Luca Marenzio, the famous madrigalist.
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Principally known for his keyboard works, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) was also an accomplished madrigalist.
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Salvatore Sciarrino is an Italian madrigalist whose microtonal word-painting feels like Monteverdi beneath a high-powered microscope.
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