A survey of the use of the refrain in thirteenth and fourteenth-century French music and poetry, showing how it was skilfully deployed to assert the validity of

This volume brings together literary and musical compositions of medieval France, including the Occitanian region, identifying the use of voice in these works a

Provides a pioneering interdisciplinary overview of the literature and music of nine centuriesOffers research essays by literary specialists and musicologists t

The essays in this volume offer diverse, innovative approaches to medieval music and culture.

First full comprehensive guide to one of the most important genres of music in the Middle Ages.