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villanella

[Italian]

A Renaissance polyphonic vocal form, usually with a simple tune in the top voice, and somewhat homophonic, regular rhythms in the lower voices. The villanella was popular especially in Italy, and retained its separate identity through concurrent evolution of the madrigal.



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Last Updated: 2016-05-04 16:25:40