Roman de Fauvel (jan 1, 1310 – jan 1, 1314)
Description:
The Roman de Fauvel is a 14th-century French allegorical verse romance of satirical bent.The earliest surviving pieces in the Ars nova style are found in the Roman de Fauvel.
a. The title character’s name has multiple meanings and is an acrostic of terms
modeled on the seven deadly sins.
2. The motet Tribum/Quoniam/MERITO exemplifies the early Ars nova motet.
a. It is allegorical, relating to real political events.
b. It is polytextual.
c. The rhythmic and notational features are new.
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Date:
jan 1, 1310
jan 1, 1314
~ 4 years