The Chanson de toile (also called chanson d'histoire or romance) was a genre of narrative Old French lyric poetry devised by the trouvères which flourished...

fifteenth centuries. One of the most famous composers of virelai is Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300–1377), who also wrote his own verse; 33 separate compositions...

Peire Cazals de Caortz; there are also two contrafacta built on the same end-words, the best known being Ben gran avoleza intra by Bertran de Born. These...

"Renart, Jean". Vigneras, 241. Durling, 2. "Chanson de toile". Terry and Durling, 1. "Chanson de toile". Harvard Dictionary of Music. Harvard UP. 2003. p...

medieval and Renaissance French poetry, as well as the corresponding musical chanson form. Together with the ballade and the virelai it was considered one of...

medieval and Renaissance French poetry as well as the corresponding musical chanson form. It was one of the three formes fixes (the other two were the rondeau...

Awdl Ballade Ballata Canso Cantiga de amigo Cantiga de amor Cantigas de escárnio e maldizer Cerdd dafod Chanson de toile Cobla esparsa Cywydd Dansa Descort...

from "Li Roumans dou Chastelain de Couci et de la Dame de Fayel", where it is referred to as simply a song ("chanson"). Seven more easily datable 13th...

The grand chant (courtois) or, in modern French, (grande) chanson courtoise or chanson d'amour, was a genre of Old French lyric poetry devised by the trouvères...

moraux Lai Virelai Pastourelle Complainte Chanson Chanson de toile ("weaving song") Chanson de croisade Chanson courtoise Rotrouenge Chant royal Aube ("dawn...