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Recent Examples of madrigal
At best, Gidden’s singing and arrangement of a Monteverdi madrigal achieve remarkable eloquence.
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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
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
The late-Renaissance composer’s final work, a cycle of 21 madrigals, will be staged by director Peter Sellars in his Ravinia debut.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 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
Works by Hartke and Shostakovich, plus madrigals by Gesualdo and Monteverdi.
—Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 29 Oct. 2017
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
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
The late-Renaissance composer’s final work, a cycle of 21 madrigals, will be staged by director Peter Sellars in his Ravinia debut.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 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
Works by Hartke and Shostakovich, plus madrigals by Gesualdo and Monteverdi.
—Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 29 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for madrigal
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Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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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
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The set includes a saucepan, saucier, frying pan, and 5.2-quart rondeau.Molly Allen, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
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Streams of information flow into and over each other in an elegy about who was who, and when, and why.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valeria Golino round out the cast of this visually and emotionally rich biopic styled as an operatic elegy.Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.Adriana Lee, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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And that a major plot in the novels involves sentient, talking animals that love sonnets and science?Constance Grady, Vox, 20 Nov. 2024
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In an interview with Parents magazine in 2020, Duff revealed that Luca wrote a poem about their family and read it aloud at her and Koma's wedding.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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English Pen, a human rights organization, translated one of her poems to raise awareness.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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On his plane plastered with Trumpian epigrams, Vance makes the case for Trump’s second-term vision of enhanced executive power.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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No one could tell the clock by him; no one could quote an epigram of his; no one could ever remember his being a friend of their daddy—or even their granddaddy.E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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That latter category includes my No. 1 title, an ode to the glories of cinema that ends, in an utterly magical sequence, with all its major characters entering a movie theatre.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Il Ristorante, Chef Luca Fantin’s ode to Italian fine dining, serves upscale versions of Italian classics in an open-air dining room filled with black marble and ocean views.Ryan Smith, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024
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Science emerges as a version of the pastoral, with the physicist as swain.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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For those who make the trek, the week will be filled with events ranging from the pastoral to the glamourous to the overtly highbrow.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 July 2024
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“Madrigal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madrigal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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