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| baroque |
(often cap.) of or pertaining to the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, from about 1550 to about 1750, characterized by bold expression of emotion and elaborate forms of ornamentation. [2/5 definitions] |
| doublet |
a snug jacket, sometimes sleeveless and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men during the Renaissance. [1/4 definitions] |
| madrigal |
a type of song popular in the Renaissance, usu. sung by four to six singers who sing the same words but at different times and usu. with no instrumental accompaniment. |
| Middle Ages |
the period of European history between antiquity and the Renaissance, from 500 A.D. to about 1500 A.D. |
| psaltery |
a zitherlike musical instrument of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that has a flat trapezoidal body and numerous strings that are plucked with either the fingers or a plectrum. |
| rebec |
a pear-shaped, three-stringed musical instrument of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that is played with a bow. |
| renaissance |
(cap.) relating to the cultural manifestations of the Renaissance. [1/5 definitions] |
| renascence |
(sometimes cap.) the state or an instance of rebirth or revival; renaissance. |
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