madrigal

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Recent Examples of madrigal This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale. Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025 The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 At best, Gidden’s singing and arrangement of a Monteverdi madrigal achieve remarkable eloquence. Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021 After this is a setting of a Whitman poem for chorus a cappella in the style of a sixteenth-century madrigal, followed by a section in which a line from Dante’s Inferno is sung by a vocal trio in the style of a medieval motet. Walter Simmons, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 To order, call 561-297-2337 or go to FAUF.FAU.edu/madrigal. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2019 Two concerts in the Seaport district follow: Italian madrigals by the Franco-Flemish composer Cipriano de Rore (a recording of which has just been released) next Friday, and a 15th-century program next Saturday. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2019 Her two Rossi madrigals on texts by Giovanni Guarini were strong, heartfelt and rapturous in expression. Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018 Features madrigals from Books V, VI, VII and VIII, and concertato works from Selva Morale e Spirituale. Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 2 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for madrigal
Noun
  • On Jewish holidays, the Hallel prayer is recited in Shul as a psalm of praise and thanksgiving and collective expression of gratitude for GDs miracles.
    Rafael James, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The Eater line is a partnership between Heritage and the food site that launched last year, but six new pieces were added this year, including a mini sauté pan ($120) and a roomy six-quart rondeau pan ($180) that’s perfect for searing, pan roasting, and simmering.
    BYChris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The set includes a saucepan, saucier, frying pan, and 5.2-quart rondeau.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Vo’s ongoing examination of empire and identity unfolds here as both monument and elegy.
    Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • What if Durham’s vision for the sequel could be turned inside out, undergoing a transformation like The Greatest from retrospective to comeback, elegy to unfinished story.
    Melina Moe May 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The poem was published in Shakespeare’s 1609 quarto of 154 sonnets, which wasn’t widely popular in its day.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
  • At Paul Revere Junior High, Russell won first place at a Shakespeare Festival for his sonnet recitation.
    Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The poem was written before Gelman’s own son and pregnant daughter-in-law were kidnapped in the Dirty War.
    Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
  • Based on the epic poem, the story follows Odysseus (played by Damon), King of Ithaca, on his dangerous journey home after the Trojan War.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Everyone has a right to define the artist in special terms, and to attempt an epigram that will make a reality out of a convenient term.
    John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • It’s been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story.
    Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • This whiskey is an ode to American travel and industry.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The restaurant is chef Nicolas Min Jørgensen’s ode to regional flavors achieved by expert sourcing and a palpable love for the area.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • His voice is the ghost in the machine, a strangely humane presence amid all the urban-industrial pastoral.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • This is rock and roll as pastoral.
    Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024

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