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Troubadours were itinerant minstrels in the middle ages who, notwithstanding the romantic notion of "wandering minstrels", traveled a regular circuit on a yearly basis. They entertained wherever they could gather an audience, and were sometimes invited into the homes of the royal and rich. Their songs were, most often, musical settings of the news of the day, and also (sometimes predominantly) the gossip of the times. If you combined an anchorperson from a network news broadcast with an anchorperson from one of the tabloid news programs, gave them a decent singing voice, and a lute to strum, you'd have a medieval minstrel.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe real troubadours (not those invented in 19th century imaginations) were educated French noblemen, knights, princes, as well as the sons of shopkeepers and tradesmen.
This rich mix of backgrounds resulted in poems and songs that spoke not just about courtly love and chivalry (both mainly fabricated fantasy) but also about real love affairs, current events, important places and people.
The language used was mainly a dialect of Old French, Occitan or a related Romance language, as the following list of typical song titles shows clearly (these all date from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries):
- Tant m'abelis
- Donna, pos vos ay chausida
- Non puesc sofrir
- Ar me puesc
- Bujo
- Bel m'es qu'ieu chant
- Cantabeu els osells
- Ai tal domna
- Reis glorios
- Quan vei la lauzeta mover
- Lanquan li jorn
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What is troubadour in German?
troubadour - der Minnesänger
Who were the troubadour's songs about?
Troubadours would sing about chivalrous knights, and their daring deeds.
When was Troubadour Records created?
Troubadour Records was created in 1992.
When did Cadenet - troubadour - die?
Cadenet - troubadour - died in 1235.
When was Cadenet - troubadour - born?
Cadenet - troubadour - was born in 1160.
When was The Troubadour - London - created?
The Troubadour - London - was created in 1954.
When was The Masked Troubadour created?
The Masked Troubadour was created in 1936.
How do you use the word troubadour in a sentence?
My lack of musical talent prevents me from realizing my lifelong dream to become a troubadour. Is there a troubadour in the house? My down-trodden spirit requires the skills of a great troubadour.
A troubadour in the Middle Ages was a?
A troubadour was a wandering poet, he/she would write songs about ladies, love and chivalry. The troubadour was practacly a pilgrim and a freeman.
When was Troubadour - song - created?
Troubadour - song - was created on 2008-06-02.
When was Once Upon a Troubadour created?
Once Upon a Troubadour was created in 1997.
What are the release dates for The Troubadour - 2011?
The Troubadour - 2011 was released on: USA: 2011
