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Adam de la Halle (1245–50 – 1285–8/after 1306) was a French poet-composer trouvère. Among the few medieval composers to write both monophonic and polyphonic music, in this respect he has been considered both a conservative and progressive composer, resulting in a complex legacy: he cultivated admired representatives of older ...
Adam De La Halle was a poet, musician, and innovator of the earliest French secular theatre. Adam’s Jeu de la feuillée (“Play of the Greensward”) is a satirical fantasy based on his own life, written to amuse his friends in Arras upon his departure for Paris to pursue his studies.
Adam de la Halle (dit Adam d'Arras ou le Bossu d'Arras 1) est un trouvère de langue picarde actif au XIIIe siècle, mort probablement en 1288 (ou un peu avant) à la cour du comte d'Artois, à Naples. Son art, à la charnière de la monodie et de la polyphonie, fait qu'on le considère souvent comme le dernier trouvère.
Jun 11, 2018 · Adam de la Halle (c. 1240–c. 1285) was a French poet-musician and the last of the trouvères. He wrote songs, poems, and a satiric play with music, and was active in Arras, Paris, Naples, and England.
Adam de la Halle (c1247-c1287) also known as Adam d’Arras, and Adam le Bossu, poet and composer, and considered the last of the troubadours, was probably born in the city of Arras in Picardy, of which his father Henri was an established citizen.
Adam de la Halle. The exact date of French trouvère (poet-musician) Adam de la Halle’s birth is unknown but is estimated to be in the year 1276, most likely in Arras. Also known as Adam le Bossu, he was probably educated at the Cistercian Abbey of Vaucelles for the priesthood.
Jun 7, 2024 · A brief overview of the life and works of Adam de la Halle, a 13th-century French poet and composer. Learn about his genres, his opéra-comique, and his sources in Oxford Reference.
