The two madrigals were written 18 months apart as separate manuscripts, so that groups who perform them together have chosen the order which suits them.From theCambridge English Corpus
The book is larger than the averagemadrigalcollection, containing twenty-four pieces in total: ten enigmas, four madrigals and ten dialogues.From theCambridge English Corpus
At the same time, themadrigalcould also incorporate elements of the unwritten tradition.From theCambridge English Corpus
As for the lute, its versatility as a contrapuntal instrument allowed it to accompany both improvised song and solo madrigals.From theCambridge English Corpus
It should come as no surprise to find madrigals and motets in the same source, albeit destined for private entertainment.From theCambridge English Corpus
The language of the villanesca is quite different from the norm in lyrical genres and themadrigalrepertoire.From theCambridge English Corpus
It is hardly conceivable that the five madrigals of the cycle were composed at different periods, especially sincemadrigalcycles became popular in the 1540s.From theCambridge English Corpus
This is actually the only instance, albeit repeated, of a full authentic close in the wholemadrigal.From theCambridge English Corpus
I have deliberately chosen a text with forms of pseudo-communication that recur, but probably do not predominate in themadrigalrepertoire.From theCambridge English Corpus
One telltale pointer is the presentation of the same madrigals the same order in earlier sources.From theCambridge English Corpus
At wedding parties, the usual musical gift was amadrigalor villanella.From theCambridge English Corpus
Nuptial madrigals were printed as a set of single leaves, one for each voice-part.From theCambridge English Corpus
There are also a few examples of poetic texts not organised into triplets, and lacking the ritornello, that are set to music as madrigals.From theCambridge English Corpus
However oblique the harmony, it is plainer than is the case with the madrigals.From theCambridge English Corpus
Musically, the madrigals avoided blatant archaisms, but their texts were imbued with them.From theCambridge English Corpus
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