The madrigal was a very popular musical genre in the Renaissance. Explain in detail the madrigal, and include the instrumentation, (the number and type of voices used), and the musical elements that the composers used to make the text in the pieces come alive. Choose one of the musical examples of the madrigal in this unit: Arcadelts II bianco e dolce cigno, or John Farmers Fair Phyllis, and explain how the composer unites the poetry and music.