Musical Forms

noun a part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance period, typically arranged in elaborate counterpoint and without instrumental accompaniment

• The choir performed a beautiful madrigal at the concert last night.
• I love singing madrigals with my friends during our gatherings.
• Let's crank up the madrigal and have a jam session!
• The intricate dance of the bees around the hive was like a madrigal in motion.

noun a musical form popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

• The poet composed a beautiful rondeau for the royal court.
• I'm trying my hand at writing a rondeau for fun.
• Have you heard that new rondeau that's been going around?
• The intricate dance of the planets could be likened to a cosmic rondeau.