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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madrigal \Mad"ri*gal\, n. [It. madrigale, OIt. madriale
mandriale (cf. LL matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly
fr It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr ?
fold, stable; hence madrigal, originally, a pastoral song.]
1. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a {pastoral poem},
containing some tender and delicate, though simple,
thought.
Whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling
brook to hear his madrigal. --Milton.
2. (Mus.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four five or
more parts set to secular words but full of counterpoint
and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes.
Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices
on a part See {Glee}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
madrigal
n : an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a
strict poetic form
v : sing madrigals; "The group was madrigaling beautifully"
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