Dante and the Troubadour

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We may remember Dante today primarily for his Divine Comedy, but he was famously fascinated by the 12th-century French poet-musicians known as troubadours. He chose many examples of their writing as evidence of the beauty of the vernacular language. Several of these favorite Dante songs are featured here, eloquently and passionately performed by one of today's foremost early music ensembles. --David Vernier

Dante and the Troubadour, Music, Aimeric de Peguilhan, Bertrand de Born, Peire D'Alvernhe, Arnaut Daniel, Folquet de Marseille, Giraut de Bornelh, Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music, Benjamin Bagby, Barbara Thornton, Classical, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Vocal
Dante and the Troubadour
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An Important Adjunct to Dante Studies and to Interstate Driving
 Dante and the Troubadour

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001TXQ
Release Date: 1995-08-15

Tracks:

  1. En Amour Trob Alques En Que'm Refraing
  2. Lo Ferm Voler Qu'el Cor M'intra
  3. Rassa, Tan Creis E Monta E Poia
  4. Dejosta'ls Breus Jorns E'ls Loncs Sers
  5. No Posc Sifrir C'a La Dolor
  6. Chanson Do'ill Mont Son Plan E Prim
  7. Tant M'abellis L'amoros Pessamens
  8. Instrumental Piece Based On Melodies Of Folquet De Marseilla

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We may remember Dante today primarily for his Divine Comedy, but he was famously fascinated by the 12th-century French poet-musicians known as troubadours. He chose many examples of their writing as evidence of the beauty of the vernacular language. Several of these favorite Dante songs are featured here, eloquently and passionately performed by one of today's foremost early music ensembles. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An Important Adjunct to Dante Studies and to Interstate Driving.......2005-09-27

This CD is an important adjunct to Dante studies, as his Divine Comedy carries a major subtext of his response to the troubadour school in verse and music. We will never know how the music actually sounded, of course, but Sequentia delivers a hauntingly beautiful facsimile, based on scholarship but not so much so as to be stilted and dry. Not hardly. Besides broadening our appreciation of Dante by putting forth major songs and singers reflected in his work, this CD is catchy as Buddy Holly or King Presley, as at home on the road as Willy Nelson. Great for listening anywhere, at home or office, great for either attentive study or as background for pounding computer keys. Absolutely fabulous for interstate highway driving on the grand prairie. Put it in your CD changer between Highway 61 and Aimee Mann's Lost in Space, as you cruise across our bounteous land, and see what happens.

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