My Bonny Lass She Smileth by Thomas Morley (1557-1602)

[bigtom302]

Why do all the recordings of Madrigals from America flatten the vowel 'a' in 'fa' and 'la'?

[darshell15]

It Sounds Better With Only Men.

[chalice4ever]

i heard this song in the raidio but it sounded really sad and almost scary...is therea version like i heard? released i mean

[sundayliein4]

I love this, absolutley, Beautiful, because it's real English.

[AgnesRegina]

Beautiful performance, really impressive!

[sschoirgeek]

kinda sounds like ya'll swallowed your fa la la's but we're singing this in a girls choir and it is a very very chanllenging song with rythms

[AlvinEarl73]

sounds ok, but the feel is too heavy for a madrigal song and the rhythmical aspect, too defined. lacks the the flow and finesse of a true madrigal interpretation.

[kailykiholm]

my favorite part is the conducter's bouncing butt!

Yay!!!

[atekmh]

@kailykiholm lol. haha!

[loketo1989]

i luv it, can't get enough...sweet voices keep it rolling forever!

[skifreak8889]

And for that matter this is actually a ballett.

[TehDraconas]

I feel they have some pitch issues, but a very spirited rendition regardless :)

[supiiergirl99]

nice they should do madrigals

[TehDraconas]

@supiiergirl99 Isn't that a madrigal?

[supiiergirl99]

@TehDraconas well for madigals usually you would dress up but it could be idk...

[TehDraconas]

@supiiergirl99 I'm afraid the classification of Madrigal has nothing to do with dress. A madrigal is traditionally a secular (non-church music) composition for between 2-8 voices written around the 16th and 17th century.

This choir took a bit of liberty with the size of the choir, but historical performance practice doesn't really matter all too much.