trobairitz
US/ˌtɹoʊ̯.bʌˈɹɪts/
trobairitz noun: a female composer of Old Occitan lyric poetry; a female troubadour.
Noun
trobairitz (plural trobairitzes or trobairitz)
- A female composer of Old Occitan lyric poetry; a female troubadour.
- 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 .1987, Beverly Evans, “Countess of Dia (mid- to late-twelth century)”, in Historical Anthology of Music by Women, number 1, page 11
- Studies have tentatively identified some common themes in the trobairitz corpus as well as variety among women's voices.1991, J. Michele Edwards, Women in Music to ca. 1450
Examples of trobairitz in a sentence
- We know about twenty trobairitz by name, and their corpus includes some thirty-two songs.1995, William Kibler, Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, page 1756:
- While trobairitz often played lutes, they might also sing while playing a harp, an instrument that women were often encouraged to master.2015, Gary Westfahl, A Day in a Working Life: 300 Trades and Professions through History, volume 1, page 658:
Forms of trobairitz
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| plural | trobairitz |
Origin of trobairitz
Borrowed from Occitan trobairitz.
Questions about trobairitz
- What does trobairitz mean?
- Trobairitz means a female composer of Old Occitan lyric poetry; a female troubadour.
- How do you use trobairitz in a sentence?
- We know about twenty trobairitz by name, and their corpus includes some thirty-two songs.
- What part of speech is trobairitz?
- Trobairitz is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trobairitz?
- Trobairitz is pronounced /ˌtɹoʊ̯.bʌˈɹɪts/ (US).
- What is the plural of trobairitz?
- The plural of trobairitz is trobairitzes.
Words near trobairitz in the dictionary
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