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Troubadour

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Troubadour is a general term for poets and composers creating courtly poetry and love songs in Occitan in medieval southern France. Active from the late 11th to late 13th century, many left lyrical poems with melodies. Troubadour is written “trobador” in Occitan and derives from “trobar (to create something new [a poem or song]).” Other terms related to troubadours include the following. Trouvère: A collective term for minstrels using the langue d'oïl of northern France. Themes of courtly love sung by southern French troubadours were introduced to northern France, welcomed by the aristocracy, and became popular.

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