The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians defines the word madrigal as “a poetic and musical form of 14th-century Italy; more importantly, a term generally used in the 16th and 17th centuries to refer to various types and forms of secular verse. (Sadie, 2001). The madrigal style originated in Italy in the 14th century. This form of music has accomplished a lot in previous centuries. “It set the tone for the stylistic developments that culminated in the Baroque period…must be considered the most important genre of the later Renaissance.” (Sadie, 2001). “Madrigals shaped much of the music of the 14th to 17th centuries in Europe thanks to the music's popularity. The madrigal first appeared in Italy in the 14th century. “It was first mentioned by Francesco da Barberino in 1313 (Sadie, 2001). » The year in which the first madrigals were discovered is still completely unknown, but they are believed to have occurred around the 1320s. These early madrigals had varied styles. What makes this genre different from others is how freely the music moves. “The 14th century madrigal disappeared around 1415, but an instrumental version still appears. (Sadie, 2001). This type of music was not a classical hit in the 14th century. The music was very popular and began to really make its mark over the following centuries. The 16th century was an important period for this musical genre. The music was primarily secular so people loved it. The famous doctor Judith Eckelmeyer writes about the popularity of this music. “Simply put, it is a genre (type) of unaccompanied non-religious (secular) vocal music that became extremely popular in Europe in the 16th century and continued to be written for most of the first half of the 17th century, particularly in Europe. .... middle of paper ...... t notes and out of scale” is what really makes this sound like weird music. This would be an exciting time to see the growth of the madrigal. Each composer continued to increase the number of singers in his songs. That's not entirely true because there were so many composers, but that's true of all the major composers of the time. Like other composers, Cipriano de Rore's work influenced many other composers. Madrigals had a strong impact on society, but like all other things in the madrigal world, this varied depending on the circumstances of the composer. In the New Grove Dictionary of Music he explains how the output of the music was different from one madrigal to another. “Some madrigals, like Willaert's, may have been played in an exclusive circle for years before their publication; many others were made public as soon as a composer had a collection ready (Sadie 551).”