part song
secular vocal composition, unaccompanied, in three, four, or more parts.
word-painting
making the music directly reflect the meaning of the words
madrigalisms
a striking effect designed to depict the meaning of the text in vocal music
madrigal
most important secular genre of the 16th century, aristocratic form of poetry and music that flourished at the Italian courts as a favorite diversion of cultivated amateurs
