madrigal

counterpoint

Simultaneous independent melodies

• voicesSounds producing speech
• sopranoHighest female voice range
• altoLower female voice

tenor · bass · harmony · acapella · ensemble · choir · part-singing · imitation · homophony · voicing

Monteverdi

• lutePear-bodied fretted strings
• violBowed Renaissance instrument
• consortRoyal spouse

Elizabethan · courtly · patron · chamber music · masque · pavane · secular · Italian · English · Flemish

frottola

Italian strophic song form

• through-composedEntirely new throughout
• gleeExuberant, often impish delight
• chansonFrench vocal composition

catch · round

verse

Metered poetic passage

• stanzaPoem's line grouping
• lyricSong's text
• rhymeMatching terminal sounds

meter · imagery · metaphor · refrain · couplet · alliteration · assonance · expressive · declamation · prosody

Arcadia

Greek region or paradise

• shepherdOne who tends flocks
• nymphNature spirit or larva
• idyllTranquil rural tableau

bucolic · meadow · grove · sylvan · rustic · springtime · countryside · faun · brook · garland

amorous

Full of desire

• courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
• longingIntense, persistent desire
• desireIntense wanting

unrequited · beloved · sigh · heartache · passion · wooing · lament · devotion · coy · flirtation

• musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
• music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
• classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
• poetrypoem, poems, poetry, verse, verses
• choir termssoprano, alto, tenor, bass, baritone
• compositionssymphony, concerto, sonata, suite, overture