Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouveres

The Changing Identity of Medieval Music

By: John Haines

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Paperback | 6 November 2009

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This 2004 book traces the changing interpretation of troubadour and trouvere music, a repertoire of songs which have successfully maintained public interest for eight centuries, from the medieval chansonniers to contemporary rap renditions. A study of their reception therefore serves to illustrate the development of the modern concept of 'medieval music'. Important stages include sixteenth-century antiquarianism, the Enlightenment synthesis of scholarly and popular traditions and the infusion of archaeology and philology in the nineteenth century, leading to more recent theories on medieval rhythm. More often than now, writers and performers have negotiated a compromise between historical research and a more imaginative approach to envisioning the music of troubadours and trouveres. This book points not so much to a resurrection of medieval music in modern times as to a continuous tradition of interpreting these songs over eight centuries.

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"This volume provides an interesting examination of the repertory of troubadour and trouvere music. The author's final conclusions and discussions of modern-day appearances of this repertory are especially enjoyable. Highly recommended." B.L. Eden, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, CHOICE
"John Haines' book tackles several large tasks: expounding the historiography of a musical repertoire; dilineating and contextualizing their reception; and illuminating the epistemological pitfalls for the curren scholar who studies them." - Elizabeth Aubrey, University of Iowa

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Non-Fiction History Arts & Entertainment Music Techniques of Music / Music Tutorials / Teaching Of Music Music Styles & Genres Western Classical Music & Opera Medieval & Renaissance Music from 1000 to 1600

Introduction
The first readers
The changing song
Enlightened readers
The science of translation
Recent readings
Conclusions
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
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