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Encyclopedia > Sirventes

The sirventes is a form of poetry utilised by the troubadours. The Chinese poem Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (Song Dynasty) // Poetry (from the Greek , poiesis, making or creating) is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. ... A troubadour composing lyrics, Germany c. ...


It was a song written in the style of a canso, addressing current events from the perspective of a sirven, a paid soldier. It was always partisan, being either highly complimentary or oozing with vitriol. The most famous exponent of the sirventes was Bertran de Born. A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Modern soldiers. ... Bertran de Born (c. ...


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Sirventés - Wikipedia (316 words)
El sirventés es una composición poética propia de la literatura provenzal, o trovadoresca, desde el punto de vista formal semejante a la de la canción (occitano cansó), pero de muy diferente temática.
En la lírica gallego-portuguesa, tiene una función similar al sirventés la cantiga de escarnho y de mal dizer.
El serventesio de la métrica castellana tiene su origen en el sirventés provenzal, ya que la combinación ABAB era muy utilizada en la literatura trovadoresca.
sirventes (1422 words)
L'Agence Sirventés a été créée en 1996, à l'initiative et au sein de l'Institut d'Études Occitanes du Cantal, association loi 1901.
Afin de permettre son développement, l'Agence Sirventés deviendra, au 1er janvier 2000, une structure autonome, liée par convention non exclusive avec l'IEO.
Sirventés réalise aussi la conception et la mise en scène de spectacles originaux, valorisant le patrimoine bâti, l'identité culturelle comme :
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