German Medieval folk band, Faranspil, plays really old French music too.
In the 14th century (the Late Middle Ages) France became the home of a controversial polyphonic style called Ars Nova, which was more expressive than church music of the previous centuries and wove secular music even more seamlessly into the Church. “Douce Dame Jolie,” which we sing in class, is an Ars Nova song by composer Guillaume de Machaut. This version by German “Medieval Balkan Folk” band Faranspil is pretty darned great.
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