<P> A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras . Traditionally , polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied ; the number of voices varies from two to eight , and most frequently from three to six . It is quite distinct from the Italian Trecento madrigal of the late 13th and 14th centuries , with which it shares only the name . </P>
<P> A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras . Traditionally , polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied ; the number of voices varies from two to eight , and most frequently from three to six . It is quite distinct from the Italian Trecento madrigal of the late 13th and 14th centuries , with which it shares only the name . </P>
the renaissance madrigal was a sacred music form
the renaissance madrigal was a sacred music form
Renaissance early Baroque
Renaissance early Baroque