Trouver et partir: the meaning of structure in the old French jeu-parti

In their songs, trouvères referred to their own acts of composition in various ways, not least as ‘finding’ (<i>trouver</i>) or ‘dividing’ (<i>partir</i>). Both terms had a wide and varied usage in medieval French culture and carried meanings that shape the way that the melod...

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Main Author: Mason, JW
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022