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PRONUNCIATION OF MADRIGALESQUE

madrigalesque  [ˈmædrɪɡəlˌesk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MADRIGALESQUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Madrigalesque is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MADRIGALESQUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of madrigalesque in the English dictionary

The definition of madrigalesque in the dictionary is like or reminiscent of a type of 16th- or 17th-century part song for unaccompanied voices with an amatory or pastoral text. Other definition of madrigalesque is like or reminiscent of a 14th-century Italian song, related to a pastoral stanzaic verse form.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MADRIGALESQUE


blottesque
blɒˈtesk
Chaplinesque
ˌtʃæplɪnˈesk
chivalresque
ʃɪvəlˈresk
Coenesque
ˌkəʊənˈesk
Dantesque
dænˈtesk
hot-desk
ˈhɒtˌdesk
Italianesque
ɪˌtæljəˈnesk
Jonahesque
ˌdʒəʊnəˈesk
Leonardesque
ˌliːənɑːˈdesk
Mittyesque
ˌmɪtɪˈesk
plateresque
ˌplætəˈresk
Rembrandtesque
ˌrembræntˈesk
satyresque
ˌsætərˈesk
yesk
jesk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MADRIGALESQUE

madras
madrasa
madrasah
Madre de Dios
madreporal
madrepore
madreporian
madreporic
madreporite
madreporitic
Madrid
madrigal
madrigalian
madrigalist
madrone
madtom
Madura
Madurai
Madurese
maduro

WORDS THAT END LIKE MADRIGALESQUE

arabesque
babelesque
barbaresque
burlesque
carnivalesque
Disneyesque
gigantesque
grotesque
humoresque
Junoesque
Kafkaesque
Moresque
picaresque
picturesque
Pythonesque
risque
Romanesque
Rubenesque
soldatesque
statuesque
Titanesque

Synonyms and antonyms of madrigalesque in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «madrigalesque» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MADRIGALESQUE

Find out the translation of madrigalesque to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of madrigalesque from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «madrigalesque» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

madrigalesque
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

madrigalesque
570 millions of speakers

English

madrigalesque
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

madrigalesque
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

madrigalesque
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

madrigalesque
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

madrigalesque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

madrigalesque
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

madrigalesque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Madrigalesque
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

madrigalischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

madrigalesque
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

madrigalesque
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Madrigalesque
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

madrigalesque
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

madrigalesque
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मद्रिगेलस्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

madrigalesque
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

madrigalesque
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

madrigalesque
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

madrigalesque
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

madrigalesque
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

madrigalesque
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

madrigalesque
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

madrigalesque
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

madrigalesque
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of madrigalesque

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MADRIGALESQUE»

The term «madrigalesque» is used very little and occupies the 184.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MADRIGALESQUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «madrigalesque» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «madrigalesque» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about madrigalesque

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MADRIGALESQUE»

Discover the use of madrigalesque in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to madrigalesque and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond the "Seconda Prattica": Claudio Monteverdi and the ...
For Stevens as long these works are "madrigalesque" they are madrigals.30 While Stevens takes Monteverdi at his word, his characterization of the " madrigalesque" is unclear. What about the "thoughtful and artistic interplay of vocal lines" in ...
Gordon Haramaki, 2008
2
The Elizabethan Madrigal: A Comparative Study
Byrd's most madrigalesque songs for three and four parts are: 1589 No. 23 " While that the sun hot," actually a strophic composition, most madrigalesque in the unvarying refrain. 19-21 "From Citheron the warlike boy," on the other hand, uses ...
Joseph Kerman, 1962
3
A History of Musical Style
li It 1 ter), sueeessions of ehoral songs and danees in madrigalesque ur eanzonetta form, strung together hy a loose seenario that was little more than an exeuse for an extended eoneert. There was also the madrigal eomedy, separate musieal ...
Richard L. Crocker, 2014
4
European Music, 1520-1640
filled with madrigalesque features. in his villancico Pastores, si nos queréis ( Example 21.2, overleaf), the text “¡o, qué mudança!”(oh, what a change!) occasions not only a change from triple to duple meter but also harmonic sonorities that shift ...
James Haar, 2014
5
Paradise Lost in Short: Smith, Stillingfleet, and the ...
... tends more often than not to mix some of these techniques within one movement: the very first chorus from Messiah ("And the Glory of the Lord") illustrates this point well enough with its contrasts of madrigalesque and massed chordal styles.
Kay Gilliland Stevenson, Margaret Seares, 1998
6
J. S. Bach
He harks back, however, much more than the latter to the old madrigalesque religious poetry, and, if not so clever, is more profound than the man he had taken for his model. In the future it became a recognised part of the business of a poet to ...
Albert Schweitzer, 1911
7
Essays in Honor of John F. Ohl: A Compendium of American ...
Some Caccini arias, particularly those with madrigalesque (although stanzaic) poems, presented the same musical styles as the madrigals; but others, especially those with canzonetta texts, were more musically organized by sequential ...
Enrique Alberto Arias, 2001
8
Monteverdi, creator of modern music
Her triumphant outburst takes the form of a virtuoso coloratura which Orfeo had used and which recurred in Marino's Tempro la cetra, and the final duet is a repetition of similar passages from the madrigalesque compositions. In fact, the ...
Leo Schrade, 1969
9
Marchetto Cara and the North Italian frottola
In this matter, he must take a second place to Tromboncino and perhaps also to Michele Pesentii both of these composers were already setting "madrigalesque" verse in the first decade of the sixteenth century. The roles of the three composers ...
William Flaville Prizer, 1974
10
Courtly pastimes: the frottole of Marchetto Cara
Cara's position in the later frottola is made clear by an examination of the table, for he is represented in the print by virtually every type of poem in the repertory, from madrigalesque verse to villotta. Among the former, Cara has two ballate ...
William F. Prizer, 1980

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MADRIGALESQUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term madrigalesque is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Opera review: 'Oscar' unveiled at Santa Fe Opera
Words are occasionally infused with madrigalesque depiction (“rowdiness,” “endless,” “bright”), apparently to provide outlets for Daniels' ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Jul 13»
2
Yes, at the Beacon Theater
The album's sequence of bluesy jive, madrigalesque ballads and tricky meters culminates in “Awaken,” the group's last convincing foray into ... «New York Times, Apr 13»
3
Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall
... during an opening sequence of opera excerpts and Clogs songs by Mr. Newsome, whose folksy croon suited his madrigalesque writing. «New York Times, Feb 13»
4
Darkly Spiritual Challenge to Injustice
Throughout the work vocal and instrumental lines flow and curl with madrigalesque clarity. At times Tippett makes ironic reference to popular ... «New York Times, Jan 12»
5
There's a Theorbo in the Rock Bin
This new effort is a departure: a sequence of madrigalesque songs with music and lyrics by Mr. Newsome, who also sings. Photo. «New York Times, Apr 10»
6
Six Assured Singers Harmonizing on a Trip Back to 1641 and …
... from relatively austere choral fare to madrigalesque pieces for solo singers and small groups. That range was ably communicated in the 11 ... «New York Times, Feb 10»
7
Les souvenirs de Michel Bernstein (III) « Ainsi va la vie... »
... fonder un ensemble vocal pour aborder tout le corpus madrigalesque italien, à commencer par le plus fondamental : Claudio Monteverdi. «Qobuz.com, Jul 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Madrigalesque [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/madrigalesque>. Apr 2024 ».
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