Machaut's peer, Thomas Paien

One of the texts of Machaut's double balade, <em>Quant Theseus/Ne quier</em> (B34) is ascribed in Machaut's <em>Voir dit</em> to a certain Thomas Paien. The present article suggests that this Thomas was one of Machaut's peers, being like him a canon of Reims an...

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Автор: Leach, E
Формат: Journal article
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Cambridge University Press 2009
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description One of the texts of Machaut's double balade, <em>Quant Theseus/Ne quier</em> (B34) is ascribed in Machaut's <em>Voir dit</em> to a certain Thomas Paien. The present article suggests that this Thomas was one of Machaut's peers, being like him a canon of Reims and a court secretary. Figures with similar names (and the pervasive idea that a character cited in a work of fiction might not be a real person at all) have confused earlier attempts at identification. A possible occasion for the composition of B34's texts - also involving a balade on the same refrain by Jehan Froissart - can be found in a shared patron-client link between Machaut and Thomas, both of whom had associations with John, Duke of Berry.
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spelling oxford-uuid:6c858e6f-1b2c-467c-9af2-9380d3e5d13a2022-03-26T19:11:21ZMachaut's peer, Thomas PaienJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6c858e6f-1b2c-467c-9af2-9380d3e5d13aMusicEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetCambridge University Press2009Leach, EOne of the texts of Machaut's double balade, <em>Quant Theseus/Ne quier</em> (B34) is ascribed in Machaut's <em>Voir dit</em> to a certain Thomas Paien. The present article suggests that this Thomas was one of Machaut's peers, being like him a canon of Reims and a court secretary. Figures with similar names (and the pervasive idea that a character cited in a work of fiction might not be a real person at all) have confused earlier attempts at identification. A possible occasion for the composition of B34's texts - also involving a balade on the same refrain by Jehan Froissart - can be found in a shared patron-client link between Machaut and Thomas, both of whom had associations with John, Duke of Berry.
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Machaut's peer, Thomas Paien
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