Level II: Troubadour/Trobairitz
Troubadours (female: Trobairitz) were poets-musicians, generally of noble birth. They appeared in the south of France in the 11th Century and expanded rapidly throughout Europe. Create a melody like a troubadour/trobairitz following the requirements below:
Your melody must have…
- An original title and the name of the troubadour or trobairitz (the trobairitz was the female troubadour, the first female composer of secular music in the Western tradition).
- A 3/4 time signature.
- Eight bars.
- A rhythm based on one of these metrical feet: trochee (long - short) or iamb (short - long).
- A melody using only the notes of the medieval Dorian mode: re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do’, re’.
- It must start and finish in re.
- Add lyrics to your melody. The texts of troubadour songs dealt mainly with themes of chivalry and courtly love. How to add lyrics in MuseScore.