SECULAR VOCAL MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE AGES

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Among the earliest notated secular poems are Goliard songs -verses in Latin with subjects ranging from tender love lyrics to obscene drinking songs. A famous 13th-century manuscript known as Carmina burana (Songs of Beur) has been immortalized through its adaptation by 20th-century composer Carl Orff.

SEARCH ONLINE FOR PICTURES OF THIS MANUSCRIPT AND RECORDINGS OF SONGS FROM IT. You may recognize one of the songs, "O, Fortuna", from its use in numerous popular films and television commercials.

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Flor