\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 One of the most common forms of musical entertainment in private household entertainments of the period was the madrigal, a musi
cal setting of poetry for 4 to 6 voices. Madrigals were highly emotional, ranging from the melancholic to the zestful. \i The Silver Swan \i0 was written by Orlando Gibbons, who found patronage at Greenwich Palace during the early years of the 1600s.
