Madrigal

The madrigal is a polyphonic vocal music form that flourished during the Renaissance and early Baroque periods, renowned for its sophisticated interplay of poetry and melody. This secular genre, often unaccompanied and composed for four to six voices, is characterized by its emotional range, from light-hearted pastoral themes to intense expressions of love and loss. Madrigal composers like Claudio Monteverdi and Carlo Gesualdo were inventive with harmony and dissonance, illustrating text vividly through music—known as word painting. The form was immensely popular in Italy and England, where composers such as Thomas Morley and Orlando Gibbons contributed significantly to its corpus. The Hilliard Ensemble, among contemporary performers, have maintained the genre's presence through historically informed performances, highlighting its rich, textural intricacies and its significant role in the evolution of Western classical music.

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The Monteverdi Choir
Claudio Monteverdi
Michel Corboz
Coral Sant Jordi
Carlo Gesualdo
Orlando Gibbons
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