troubadour
composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages
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Summary
troubadour is a historical profession[1]. troubadour ranks in the top 8% of historical profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,811 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Genre: Occitan literature[3]
- Subclass of: poet[4], singer-songwriter[5], musician[6], singer[7]
- Commons category: Troubadours[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Troubadours[9]
- Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- Partially coincident with: minstrel[13], jongleur[14], Minnesänger[15], trouvère[16], ballad singer[17]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Old Occitan[18]
- Different from: Trubadurzy[19]
- Time period: High Middle Ages[20]
- Female form of label: Trobadorin[21], trovadora[22], trobairitz[23], troubadouresse[24], trobadorino[25], trubadurino[26], trobadora[27], تروبادورة[28], trovatrice[29], трубадурка[30], trubadūrė[31]
- Male form of label: trubadurulo[32], trovadora[33], تروبادور[34], trovatore[35], trubadūras[36]
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Influence
Things named for troubadour include Troubadour style[37], an art movement[38], in France[39]; Cacofonix[40], a fictional human[41]; and troubadoric poetry[42], a lyric poetry genre[43].
Why It Matters
troubadour has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] troubadour is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for troubadour include Troubadour style[37], an art movement[38], in France[39]; Cacofonix[40], a fictional human[41]; and troubadoric poetry[42], a lyric poetry genre[43].