Medieval Secular songs
中世纪世俗歌曲
Medieval SECULAR(世俗的) songs were NOT like Chant
• Mostly about Courtly(尊严而有礼貌的)/unrequited(得不到回应或报答的) love, not God(关于爱情,与上帝无关)(Courtly love是说宫廷式 恋爱,12至14世纪间西方文学中理想化的发生在骑士与(已婚)尊贵女士间的爱情)
• In the vernacular(方言)/local language, no Latin(方言而不是拉丁语)
• Mostly strophic(反复曲式的), not the more varied forms of Chant(大多是反复曲式,而不是chant的改变形式)
• Varied from manuscript to manuscript, not stable in transmission(手抄稿传递,不稳定)
Medieval SECULAR songs were a lot like Chant
• Of undefined rhythm (like Chant)(不明确的节奏)
• Monophonic in texture (like Chant)(单旋律)
• Syllabic text-setting (like much Chant)(一字一音)
• Text-painting is difficult to find (like Chant) (谱子很难被找到)
Medieval SECULAR song: The Troubadours
Aristocratic singer-songwriters who flourished in the 12th century in what is now southern France. The vernacular language used in these songs was a romance language called Occitan or langue d’oc (“oc” was “yes”) in this language.(12世纪的贵族唱作人在当今的法国南部很兴盛,用在这些歌里的方言是一种浪漫的语言,叫做Occitan or d'oc)
Medieval SECULAR song: The Trouvères(两个词意思相近,叫法不同)
Aristocratic singer-songwriters who flourished in northern France in the 13th century, they took over the Troubadour tradition after the Albigensian Crusade wiped out the Troubadours. Thevernacular language(Occitan) used was Old French or langue d’oïl (“oïl” was “yes” in Old French). (13世纪贵族的唱作人在当今的法国北部很兴盛,在阿尔比派教徒的十字军东征之后,Troubadour 被Trouvères取代,使用的方言是古法语或者d’oïl)
Other secular song:
• Minnelieder (Germany)
• Cantigas (Spain)
• Laudes (Italy)
Q: Based on those characteristics, which genre of Chant do you think is closest to Troubadour song in musical style?
A: Sequence
(• Musical rhyming 音乐押韵 • Syllabic text-setting 一字一音 • Repeated phrases 重复短语)
Q: Troubadour songs are all about which of the following?
A: Courtly Love