century poet-musicians in Northern France who imitated the troubadors from Southern France. However, the through-composed stanzas, which occur in many songs of the troubadors, are not common at all in the trouvere works. There form of initial repeat was like the ballade of the 14th century. Robins m'aime from the play The play of Robin and Marion by Adam de la Halle is an example of a trouvere work.The minnesinger were German poet-musicians, having flourished between the 12th-14th century. They were not inspired by the trouveres, but were influenced by the troubadors. They became the leading representatives in the Middle Ages of German music. The marriage of Frederick Barbarossa and Beatrix of Burgundy in 1156 is usually thought of a the start of this style. Oswald von Wolkenstein (c.1377-1445) who wrote Durch Barbarei, Arabia was a famous Minnesinger. 4.Two traits common to the frottola are 1) they were strophic, homophonic, and homorythmic and 2) they were treble dominated (top line dominated). An example of a frottola would be El grillo by Josquin Desprez.Two traits common to the early french chanson are 1) they were monophonic songs of the troubadours and trouveres and 2) they are songs about courtly love, a type of writing where women are put on a pedestal as an unattainable being. Women are idolized in these works. An example of a french chanson would be Mille regretz by Josquin Desprez.Two traits common to the english ballett are 1) they are strophic, homophonic, and syllabic and 2) they are treble dominated (top line dominated like the frottola). An example of an english ballett would be Sing We and Chant by Thomas Morley.5. Stephen Foster was from Pittsburgh and lived between 1826-1864. During this time, minstrel shows were very popular. They started in the 1840s, were very popular for about 50 years, and the last remnants were seen in the first years of the 20th century. There were many, many dozens of minstrel troops in the ...
