Search - Alla Francesca, Various, None :: Trobar & Joglar

The vocal and instrumental pieces on this recording from Alla francesca focus on the historical performance of medieval songs and poetry in Occitan and northern French and the essential role of the jongleurs alongside the troubadours and trouveres. The majority of the songs in this selection are in Occitan, the language of the troubadours. These poets all shared the language and the art that they termed trobar. The texts belong to various genres, and display different styles including canso, sestina, tenso, descort and chanson de mal-mariee.