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chanson

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Definition of chanson

as in madrigal

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Recent Examples of chanson Above one entryway, a sword is lodged in the stone, said to have found its place there in the eighth century after being thrown more than 100 miles by Roland, the hero of the medieval chanson that bears his name. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 There are intoxicating traces of chanson, jazz, chamber pop, and folk. — Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025 Spectacular to look at, the production is unfailingly exuberant, a parade of color and catchy chanson. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024 Audiard makes a case that the movie musical is the only genre that could have contained all this, enlisting nouvelle chanson artist Camille to write the songs and her partner Clément Ducol to compose the score. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024

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The Spiritual Sound Marc-André Hamelin, Found Objects / Sound Objects The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie A year like no other, my 2025 in music was filled with joyous arias and madrigals of melancholy.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

Definition of madrigal

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Those digital Mellotrons balanced against Wilson’s dry 2000s alt-rock production cast Åkerfeldt’s ballads into a searching, uncanny drift at the outskirts of the metal landscape.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
While the non-prerecorded vocals were appreciated, his ballad felt oddly shoehorned into what was otherwise a vigorous, energetic halftime.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 July 2026

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Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

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The book will also be accompanied by a forthcoming lullaby written and performed by Mercer, extending the story beyond the page, while the audiobook edition will be narrated by the musician himself.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 July 2026
Later, piano slices through the fog with a supernatural three-note lullaby that springs just off the beat, racing forward through the song’s misty backdrop.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

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Sharon Osbourne got emotional on the first anniversary of her husband Ozzy Osbourne’s death — and shared how the late rocker would want to be remembered.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
The compilation is the only Petty title to ever appear on the Top Streaming Albums chart, so its latest surge therefore gives the late rocker and the Heartbreakers a new career-best showing on the relatively new list.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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Nighttime in the Okefenokee is filled with a wild cacophony — the choruses of pig frogs, hooting owls, crickets and sometimes the deep, nerve-jerking bellowing of bull alligators.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
There’s always a ready audience, especially when the pesky Jewish state of Israel loudly refuses to join the chorus of condemnation and defends itself with force.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

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