Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouveres: The Changing Identity of Medieval Music (Musical Performance and Reception)0521826721, 9780521826723, 9780511215759

"""Description:From the medieval chansonniers to contemporary rap renditions, this book traces the changing interpretation of troubadour and trouv?re music, a repertoire of songs which have successfully maintained public interest for eight centuries. A study of their reception, therefore, serves to illustrate the development of the modern concept of ""medieval music"". Important stages in their evolution include sixteenth-century antiquarianism