...the word “madrigal” is said to have come from the fourteenth century, but theorists argue...

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1,254 words left now.

Here we go again!

[EDIT]: Things are progressing rapidly, except now I have hit a major roadblock. Who thinks I can write 1,000 words about the Flemish influence on madrigals?

Yeah, I don't even know what "Flemish" is.