More Medieval Monday... Neidhart von Reuental (c. 1180 - 1237/46), the only Minnesinger whose music was printed during the Renaissance. Neidhart von Reuental was an Austrian Minnesinger, from an aristocratic but poor family who participated in a Crusade in 1217-19 before settling down in Austria. A younger contemporary of Walther von der Vogelweide, he is one of the earliest German poets some of whose poems survive complete with melodies--there are at least 17, and nearly 40 more of his poems were given tunes that are unascribed and thought to be by his imitators. His songs show a fusion of court and folk music traditions; many of them celebrate seasons of the year, or deal with the lives of peasants and farmers and their rustic jollifications, Their style is generally fresh, simple and popular; and they were so highly regarded as to survive into the era of music printing. This is a particularly up-beat example of his work. youtube/watch?v=urp2PXn-_Wc
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:23:08 +0000
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