madrigal
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She is shadowed by a quartet of look-alikes in candy-colored coats, who form a kind of madrigal ensemble, singing in cool tones without vibrato.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018
It was also enjoyed in chamber concerts at Queen Elizabeth I’s court, in madrigal recitals, religious gatherings and in informal settings and street performances.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2018
Each madrigal mercilessly finds a new metaphor for punishing Peter, having denied Jesus.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2016
Claudio Monteverdi set Tasso’s story to music in a madrigal he titled “Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda,” or “The Duel of Tancred and Clorinda.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2015
Retiring to my tent at night, I was serenaded by a madrigal of creaks and percussive cracks, a reminder that I was lying on a moving river of ice.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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