trobairitz
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Occitan trobairitz.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɹoʊ̯.bʌ.ˈɹɪts/
Noun
edittrobairitz (plural trobairitz)
- (historical) A female composer of Old Occitan lyric poetry; a female troubadour.
- 1987, Beverly Evans, “Countess of Dia (mid- to late-twelth century)”, in Historical Anthology of Music by Women, number 1, page 11:
- This single melody, which is also the only one by a trobairitz to have been identified, is preserved in only one thirteenth-century manuscript, and it includes only the first cobla, or stanza .
- 1991, J. Michele Edwards, Women in Music to ca. 1450:
- Studies have tentatively identified some common themes in the trobairitz corpus as well as variety among women's voices.
- 1995, William Kibler, Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, page 1756:
- We know about twenty trobairitz by name, and their corpus includes some thirty-two songs.
- 2015, Gary Westfahl, A Day in a Working Life: 300 Trades and Professions through History, volume 1, page 658:
- While trobairitz often played lutes, they might also sing while playing a harp, an instrument that women were often encouraged to master.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Occitan trobairitz.
Noun
edittrobairitz f (plural trobairitz)
- female equivalent of troubadour (“troubadour”).
Related terms
editOccitan
editNoun
edittrobairitz f (plural trobairises)
- female equivalent of trobador (“troubadour”).
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