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jongleur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | folk singer, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour |
| Type of | vocalist, vocalizer, singer, vocaliser |
Examples of jongleur
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Albertet de Sestaro is described as the son of a noble jongleur, presumably a petty noble lineage.
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Salh d'Escola and Elias de Barjols were described as the sons of merchants and Elias Fonsalada was the son of a burger and jongleur.
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Several manuscript texts include lines in which the jongleur demands attention, threatens to stop singing, promises to continue the next day, and asks for money or gifts.
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One can be found in the fabliau entitled Des Deux Bordeors Ribauz, a humorous tale of the second half of the 13th century, in which a jongleur lists the stories he knows.
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- Folk singer: a singer of folk songs
- A minstrel was a medieval European bard who performed songs whose lyrics told stories about distant places or about real or imaginary historical events. Though minstrels created their own tales, often they would memorize and embellish the works of others. ...
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- An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc
- (Jongleurs) (zho-gleur) French professional musicians (minstrels) of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries who served the * troubadours and *trouveres.
- A public entertainer in the Middle Ages who recited or sang chansons de geste, fabliaux, and other poems, sometimes of their own composition, but more often those written by the trouveres. ...
- French wandering minstrels (which included musicians, acrobats, jugglers, and clowns), usually from the lower class, who entertained with tales of epic battles and heroes.
- (Fr.) itinerant minstrels who were singers, instrumentalists, jugglers, etc. The first recorded mention of them is about the 9th century. Our word "juggler" is said to be from the name.
- Those who entertain through juggling, acrobatics, music, and recitation.
