About 'Douce Dame Jolie' | |
Artist: |
Machaut, Guillaume de (biography) |
Born: | c.1300
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Died: | 1377
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The Artist: | Guillaume de Machaut was a medieval French poet and composer. He is a part of the musical movement known as the ars nova. Machaut helped develop the motet and secular song forms (particularly the lai and the formes fixes: rondeau, virelai and ballade). Machaut wrote the Messe de Nostre Dame, the earliest known complete setting of the Ordinary of the Mass attributable to a single composer. |
| Composed: | 1300s |
| Info: "Douce Dame Jolie", sometimes referred to only as 'Douce Dame', is a song from the 14th century, by the French composer Guillaume de Machaut. The song is a virelai, belonging to the style ars nova, and is one of the most often heard medieval tunes today. The lyrics sing to a 'Sweet, lovely lady' who, alas, does not return the singer's affections. | |
| Score Type: | Arrangement for Trumpet and Piano |
| Score Key: | F minor (Sounding Pitch) G minor (Trumpet in Bb) ( View more F minor Music for Trumpet ) |
| Time Signature: | 4/4 (View more 4/4 Music) |
| Tempo Marking: |  = 112.000061 |
| Range: | Eb5-F6 |
| Duration: | 1:57 |
| Number of Pages: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Easy Level: Recommended for Beginners with some playing experience |
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