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Q: What did the troubadours in the Gothic period do?
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Jongleurs and troubadours performed?

Jongleurs and troubadours performed music and sang.


What were common subjects of troubadours' songs during the Middle Ages?

Troubadours sang mostly of chivalry and courtly love. There is a link to an article on them below.


Where did courtly love originate?

It's thought to have originated in Provence with the troubadours.


Compare modern troubadours to middle age troubadours.?

Medieval troubadours were poet-composers who served patrons at courts of the nobility. They were of many social classes, but mostly of the noble class. They sometimes performed their own compositions, but often employed joglars to perform for them. Their songs covered a variety of topics from love to politics and debate. Their songs were orally circulated, but they were NOT folk musicians, they wrote for the upper class. They may have wandered, but not aimlessly; from court to court, looking for a patron. Modern troubadours usually identify themselves with the folk movement, and believe that the roots of medieval traditions are found in folk, the music of the people. They are usually wandering, disenfranchised persons who have an important message to share through the medium of music. They are similar to the medieval troubadours in that the text and the music are of equal importance to them.


Is the gothic age the same as the Middle Ages?

The terms "Goth" and "Gothic" are two of the most misused and misunderstood words in the English language which have been applied and misapplied to many different meanings over a very long period of time.Originally the Goths were a Germanic people in two main divisions, eastern and western, known as Ostrogoths and Visigoths. Early in the Christian era these tribes overran much of the Roman Empire. As a result, the term Goth came to mean any uncivilised, destructive barbarian and "Gothic" was the adjective relating to this noun. The Gothic Age can therefore refer to the period of the destruction of much of the ancient Roman Empire at the end of the Ancient period of European history (not the medieval era).The term Gothic has also been applied to a style of architecture that was developed during the medieval period, from the late 12th century onwards - this has nothing at all to do with the Goths. It was characterised by the tall, pointed arch with a joint instead of a keystone at its apex, with very slender piers and buttresses and pointed vaulting. This style replaced the earlier Norman arch and vault, which had Roman-style round arches with keystones included and a general absence of buttresses.In modern times "Goth" is a name applied to a particular style of fashion, make-up and hair; again this has no connection at all with the Gothic Germanic tribes.