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Music of the Troubadours

BBC Radio 3
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The troubadours of Provence, active in the 12th and 13th centuries, mark one of the earliest manifestations of European song as an art form. In the first of three programmes. Piers Burton-Page traces the origin of their music, and introduces some of the songs of the earliest troubadours, including Jaufr6 Rudel and Marcabru. gramophone records

Source: Radio Times

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