Secular Music of The Medieval Period

Secular

Being seperated or @@unassociated with the church@@ or religion

the instruments used in secular music

Harp, Drums & Bagpipes

Characteristics of Secular Songs

1. Written in Monophonic texture
2. Employs more topics
3. Uses traditional Church Modes
4. Native languages are applied
5. Syllabic
6. uses triple meter
7. Texture with one melodic line notation

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A famous composer for this type of music

Adam de la Halle (The hunchback)

* Born in @@france@@ at @@1237@@
* would have been a priest but married

Secular Songs in Germany

1. Minnesang
2. Minnesinger
3. Meistersingers (master singers)

Minnesang

tradition of @@lyric and song@@ writing in germany

Minnesingers

“singers of love songs”

Minnelied

@@literature of German@@ poetry and song, was created by minnesingers.

meistersingers (master singers)

@@successors@@ to minnesingers, they created music called **meistergesang**

Conducts

Latin Secular Songs

Poet-Musicans who wrote secular songs

Troubadours and Trouveres

The Categories of poetry

1. Planh
2. Chanson de toile
3. Pastourelle
4. Chanson de geste
5. Canso
6. Tenso
7. Siventes and Enueg
8. Aube

Planh

lamanent on @@death@@ of a distinguished person

Chanson de toile

spinning song

Pastourelle

Dialouge between @@knight@@ and @@Shepherdess@@

Chanson de geste

N@@arrative@@ poetry with extraordinary characters

Canso

Poem of love

Tenso

Poem in the form of a @@dialouge@@

Sirventes and Enueg

Poems that use @@sarcasm@@ in exposing follies

Aube

Song about a friend @@watching@@ over lovers