Adam de la Halle and His Music Flashcards
were prominent during the late 11th to the 13th century
troubadours
Troubadour’s music was primarily for _________
entertainment
they were very influential people- with the freedom of speech that they had
troubadours
they were favored by courts during this time and were even involved in political undertakings
troubadours
They were traveling musicians
troubadours
What song were the troubadours mostly about?
courtly love
Most of them were of noble descent and knights that had been part of the crusades
troubadours
occitan word “trobar” means?
to find
were the ones that wrote new poetry
troubadours
What word was troubadour stemmed from?
trobar
The works of the troubadours were preserved in writing in a manuscript called ________
chansonniers
What was the similarity of Gregorian Chant to Troubadour Music?
both monophonic
________ was the most common, with five or six stanzas(poem)
Canso
was a song that they used for dance and had a refrain
dansa or balada
was a love song from a knight to a shepherdess
pastorela
another term for dansa
balada
amanuscriptor printed book which contains a collection ofchansons(song-books)
chansonniers
polyphonicandmonophonic settingsof songs
chansons
was a song style used by the troubadours
canso or canson or canzo
the most common genre used, especially by early troubadours, and only in the second half of the 13th century was its dominance challenged
canso or canson or canzo
What challenged canso?
a growing number of poets writing coblas esparsas
It is related to the English term “dance” and was often accompanied by dancing.
dansa
an Occitan lyric genre used by the troubadours
pastorela
It gave rise to the Old French pastourelle.
pastorela
They are usually humorous pieces.
pastorela
When was the estimated birth year of Adam de la Halle?
1276
What does Adam le Bossu mean?
Adam the hunchback
Where did Adam de la Halle study to become a priest?
Cistercian Abbey of Vaucelles
Who did Adam de la Halle marry?
Maroie
Where was Adam de la Halle born?
Arras, In Northern France
Where did Adam de la Halle go in 1280?
Italy
count of Artois
Roberto II
When did Adam de la Halle pass away?
1288
Court of the King of the Two Sicilies in Naples
Carlos of Anjou
How many chansons did Adam de la Halle make?
36
How many jeux partis?
17
first opera ever made
Le jeu de Robin et Marion
