troubadour

n. medieval European poet and musician; wandering singer; wandering musician; wandering poet

A troubadour was a composer and performer of songs during the High Middle Ages in Europe. The tradition began to flourish during the 11th century. The earliest troubadour whose work survives is Guilhem de Peitieus (Guillaume d'Aquitaine or William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, 1071 - 1127). However, Peter Dronke, author of The Medieval Lyric, notes that "[his] songs represent not the beginnings of a tradition but summits of achievement in that tradition." His name has been preserved because he was a Duke, but his work plays with already established structures; Eble le chanteur is often credited as a predecessor, though none of his work survives. The style flourished in the 11th century and was often imitated in the 13th. Many troubadours traveled for great distances, aiding in the transmission of trade and news.
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Noun
1. a singer of folk songs
(synonym) folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer
(hypernym) singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
(hyponym) Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie

n. troubadour, medieval European poet and musician, wandering singer, wandering musician, wandering poet

n. troubadour, medieval European poet and musician