(n.) A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.
(n.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee.
Example Sentences:
(1) And now, with The Days of Anna Madrigal , it's all coming to an end.
(2) Handing a newbie the keys to 28 Barbary Lane is one of life's simplest joys – like Mrs Madrigal taping a joint to Mary Ann's door on her first night.
(3) The Brazilian full-back was preparing to take a corner at Villarreal's El Madrigal stadium when the piece of fruit landed on the pitch next to him.
(4) They have also beaten Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid at the 25,000-capacity El Madrigal this season – the former Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado scoring the only goal against Real – and drew 2-2 with Barcelona last month.
(5) Through her friendship with a rich cast of characters, including eccentric marijuana-growing landlady, Anna Madrigal and quiet young gay man Michael Tolliver (known as Mouse), Maupin's sparkling comedy chronicles Mary Ann's adventures in 70s San Francisco.
(6) Nine novels later, Maupin has written The Days of Anna Madrigal – what he claims is the last instalment (he's said that before – please let him be fibbing again).
(7) Luckily, Higgs has found a few hours to spare before rushing off to join his wife for another round of Monteverdi madrigals at the festival that first attracted him to the city in 1949.
(8) Villarreal 1-0 Liverpool: Europa League semi-final – as it happened Read more The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, the nickname adopted by Villarreal as they began their remarkable rise up the ranks in Spain, replaced their traditional pre-match anthem at El Madrigal and helped to create a jovial atmosphere.
(9) It wasn't until many years later that I realised that Hayley Mills's mysterious governess in the 1964 film The Chalk Garden is called Miss Madrigal.
(10) It was born at 6pm on 29 September 1946, and its first cries were a light-hearted guide on How to Listen , a talk on world affairs, Bach harpsichord music, Monteverdi madrigals and a new work by Benjamin Britten .
(11) A moment of silence was held before the match at El Madrigal for the victims of a bus accident in north-east Spain that left at least 13 dead.
(12) Having done most of the damage with a 3-1 first leg win at El Madrigal, Sevilla finished things off at home with a 2-1 victory courtesy of second-half goals from Vicente Iborra and his replacement Denis Suárez.
(13) In his hands was a ceramic yellow submarine, a memento of his time at the Madrigal.
(14) "FC Barcelona wishes to express its complete support and solidarity with our first-team player Dani Alves, following the insults he was subject to from a section of the crowd at El Madrigal on Sunday during the game against Villarreal."
(15) As Mrs Madrigal says: "You didn't choose Barbary Lane.
(16) At El Madrigal they settled for leaning on the midfield covering of the splendid Gilberto and, when that did not suffice, the authority of Lehmann.
(17) Jürgen Klopp’s side will travel to El Madrigal stadium for the first leg on 28 April and host the second at Anfield on 5 May.
(18) Landlady Anna Madrigal's name was my own invention, intended to evoke the pleasant rhythm of Mrs Miniver , a book I revered and had initially been serialised to great success in the Times.
(19) • The Days of Anna Madrigal is published by Doubleday.
(20) They have made a lot of good decisions to be here and we shouldn’t hope for the wrong decisions tomorrow.” Klopp was not in the mood to wallow in that remarkable quarter-final victory when he appeared at El Madrigal Stadium on Wednesday.
Music
Definition:
(n.) The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
(n.) Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.
(n.) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
(n.) The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
(n.) Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.
(n.) A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation.
Example Sentences:
(1) National policy on the longer-term future of the services will not be known until the government publishes a national music plan later this term.
(2) This week MediaGuardian 25, our survey of Britain's most important media companies, covering TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, music and digital, looks at BSkyB.
(3) Living by the "Big River" as a child, Cash soaked up work songs, church music, and country & western from radio station WMPS in Memphis, or the broadcasts from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry on Friday and Saturday evenings.
(4) Subjects' musical backgrounds were evaluated with a survey questionnaire.
(5) On raw music scores a sex-linked, time-of-day-induced priming effect was due to the prior presentation of CVs--that is, cognitive priming.
(6) Lady Gaga is not the first big music star to make a new album available early to mobile customers.
(7) He had links to networks including the Hammerskin Nation and was involved in an underground music scene often referred to as "white power music" or "hate rock".
(8) Strict fundamentalists oppose music in any form as a sensual distraction - the Taliban, of course, banned music in Afghanistan.
(9) Amplitude of the musical vibrations decreased by inhalation of amyl nitrite, but increased by infusion of methoxamine.
(10) While a clearcut relationship cannot be established between heavy metal music and destructive behavior, evidence shows that such music promotes and supports patterns of drug abuse, promiscuous sexual activity, and violence.
(11) For Burroughs, who had been publishing ground-breaking books for 20 years without much appreciable financial return, it was association with fame and the music industry, as well as the possible benefits: a wider readership, film hook-ups and more money.
(12) Much of the week's music isn't actually sanctioned by the festival, with evenings hosted by blogs, brands, magazines, labels and, for some reason, Cirque du Soleil .
(13) The musical would begin previews in Chicago on December 21, and move to Broadway in February.
(14) His coding talent attracted attention early: a music-recommendation program he wrote as a teenager brought approaches from both Microsoft and AOL.
(15) Thanks to the groundbreaking technology and heavy investment of a new breed of entertainment retailers offering access services, we are witnessing a revolution in the entertainment industry, benefitting consumers, creators and content owners alike.” ERA acts as a forum for the physical and digital retail sectors of music, and represents over 90% of the of the UK’s entertainment retail market.
(16) In film, music videos and TV shows, especially those traditionally consumed by a young demographic, we are used to seeing women stripping and frolicking with one another.
(17) If we’ve a duty to pass folk music on, we should also bring it up to date and make it relevant to our times,” he says.
(18) Changes to the Mac Pro desktop computer are also expected, as is a new music streaming service .
(19) "What this proves is that the way Bowie engineered his comeback was a stroke of genius," said music writer Simon Price.
(20) Was that misreading the mood music of the referendum?” He claimed that many Tories had expressed their anger directly to Rudd about the controversial policy, which has since been watered down.