Chansons de Toile, songs from women’s room in Middle Ages - Ensemble Ligeriana, Dir. Katia Caré

Ensemble: Ligeriana, Dir. Katia Caré
Album: Chansons de Toile, tales of belles ‘Aiglentine, Beatris, Ysabiauz’ (XIIth et XIIIth centuries)
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In the late twelfth and early thirteenth century the trouvères, musicians and poets from the north of France, devise the Chanson de toile, a genre of narrative old French lyric poetry. Typically, the lyrics of the compositions tell the story of a young, often married woman pining for a lover, with a happy ending. The genre's name derives from toile; that is, they are supposed to have been sung by women who were weaving, and the female main characters also sew as they relate their stories. Some fifteen of them remain; five were written by Audefroi le Bastart, the others are anonymous, it also suggests that since the woman's voice in the chanson de toile is so prominent some of them may have been composed by women. Musically some of them are quite ornate, considering the relatively simple narrative.
In most cases, the song begins with a brief and sympathetic history of a woman: she is either absent from her lover or married unhappily to an older nobleman and in love with a knight. All but one end happily, the one exception is Bele Doette who learns that her lover has died and then founds a monastery into which she retreats. The women sometimes appear careless, but their charm and demeanor are attractive. The chansons de toile are considered some of the most beautiful poems produced in Old French, and their importance was such that some of them were included in romances, in which they were sung by the heroines.
Also known as "chansons d’histoire" or story songs, they are narrative pieces in the style of tragedy. These substantial epic poems relate love affairs or daydreams. Suffused with passion and romance, the stories give us an insight into the ‘private secrets’ of "Beles" heroines. Through their mediaeval rhetoric, they testify to the out-of-time existence of ‘eternal woman’. Ensemble Ligeriana offers the first ever complete illustration of the wealth of inspiration in these pieces, in a version for women’s voices only, in which the performers take turns to bring back to life the atmosphere of collective creation that went with the daily tasks in the "women’s room".
I wish you happy listening!
Mirko Virginio Volpe
MUSICA MEDIEVALE
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1 En un vergier, lez une fontenelle (anonymus)
2 Bele Ysabiauz, pucele bien aprise (Audefrois le Batard )
3 Bele Aiglentine (the romance of Guillaume de Dôle)
4 Bele Doette as fenestres se siet (anonymus)
5 Oriolanz (anonymus)
6 Bele Beatris (Audefrois le Batard)
7 Bele Emmelos (Audefrois le Batard)
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Voices: Carole Matras, Estelle Nadau, Caroline Montier, Estelle Garreau-Boisnard,, Katia Caré Narrative voice: Evelyne Moser
Harp: Carole Matras
Viols, psaltery: Evelyne Moser
Mediaeval recorders: Florence Jacquemart
Mediaeval flute: Estelle Garreaud Boisnard
Recorded by Jean-Marc Laisné at The royal abbey of Fontevraud in July 2007
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The amount of stress I've been enduring past few days is overwhelming, but could finally take a deep breath and calm down for a good hour because of this beautiful piece if art. Hope whoever reads this find peace and calm, even if for a short hour

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May peace be with you

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Listening to this music confirms for me the feeling that I have lived before.

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Same feeling for me. soothing of my Soul/Spirit .

[@mesechabe]

What do you think you experienced? I don't have any inkling of a past life other than some out-of-phase experiences regarding art or music.

[@carlasker9285]

Exquisitely beautiful music. A forgotten part of the middle ages. And to think that it was actually recorded at Fontevraud!

[@ElectrikCandies]

How wonderful is it that we can finally somewhat hear and experience women's intimate experiences from more than 500 years ago. I was introduced to the concept of Chansons de toile 20 years ago by a french singer (Émilie Simon) I really adore. Back then, a 12 years from a poor family with no education and no knowledge of musical theory, it was impossible to grasp what the term meant musically, only it's historical background (and information was really limited). And now I am blessed with this amazingly middle of the night discovery. I am a Hildegard Von Bingen fan, so this complements it well. Thank you so much, it touched my soul.

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Hola.. me encanto leerte , pero aún más el verte. Podemos hablar por algun medio?

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Le beau XIIIe siècle, apogée de notre civilisation! Merci.

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god i needed this. frankly i was unaware of the musical style, it just melts the outside snow and cold away and fills me with a warm glow.

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I’m such an overly emotional person and as a music major this made me start sobbing lol.. it’s too beautiful

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Beautiful.

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Lucky you...🍀

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melts my heart as well

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I can relate

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@@sdaoud31. It makes me wonder if our Souls are given more than one body, and life experience. The music, just calls to me.

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I love these medieval images and music from another time and era in history

[@GrootsieTheDog]

After reading the description, it’s both comforting and disturbing to know that people never change...and people’s inner lives in the medieval period are not much different then our own. We’ve always had our unrealistic fantasies of love and romance 🧚🏼‍♂️

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Yes, I agree with you, there are not many differences from medieval people to us, except that they invented the idea of romanticism and they didn’t judge any other era by thinking that they were better...

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Yes, people remain the same in core responses. There's a young English guy who studies linguistics and makes videos, who says he got interested in making videos using Anglo Saxon dialogue so people would see that folks of those times were just like in in a sense-- no more foolish, no less intelligent, with the same kinds of emotional concerns. And it's important to see (methinks) that life was no idealized romp of beauty and spirituality (nor world of endless brutality.)

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I love this recording!!!

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Thank you for adding appropriate and beautiful artwork to these lovely songs, it makes for a rich experience.

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0:00 En un vergier, lez une fontenelle (anonymus) 7:24 Bele Ysabiauz, pucele bien aprise (Audefrois le Batard) 21:30 Bele Aiglentine (the romance of Guillaume de Dôle) . 26:18 Bele Doette as fenestres se siet (anonymus) 35:03 Oriolanz (anonymus) 45:55 Bele Beatris (Audefrois le Batard) . 1:02:45 Bele Emmelos (Audefrois le Batard)

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Merci!

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Merci.

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Thanks👍

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Grazie tante per condividere queste meraviglie del Medioevo! Naturalmente, mi sono piaciute tutte, ma penso che la mia preferita è forse "En un vergier, lez une fontenele" , quella voce e quell'arpa! Per qualche ragione mi ha anche ricordato una vecchia e cara amica dell'Italia alla quale ho perduto di vista fa quasi cinque anni. _Mi manchi tantissimo, Olya..._

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Grazie! 🌹

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The combination of the music and the slow panning across the spectacular medieval manuscript illustrations is irresistable. What an experience.

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Thank you! 🌻

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Our beautiful heritage to keep and cherish, our dear ancestors to remember and rever.

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Cuanta belleza.. gracias

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Its so beautiful...you can can feel the music coming from a womans heart...

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Happiness at the beginning of the new year. Thanks. ❤🍀🎉❤

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C'est réellement superbe. L'ambiance est tellement douce, pure et mystérieuse que je m'attends à voir une Licorne surgir dans mon jardin !

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Moi aussi.. et des demoiselles qui errent pensivement. Tout un univers..

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[@psandbergnz]

La toile is French for cloth. So perhaps a translation of the title would be "weaving songs" or "spinning songs", with the idea that the songs were sung by women while weaving?

[@martijnspruit]

It's exactly that.

[@MusicaMedievale]

Check the info of the video.

[@chubbymoth5810]

Embroidery was very much an activity for upper class women. Not so much weaving as anything related to embellishing cloth. Weaving and spinning really was more for the peasants.

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It surprises me that my ansestors (sorry i cant spell) sung like this. Its beautiful. For some reason this music sounds so familiar. Idk why tho

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Magnique et ineffable voix,merci

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This is wonderful. I wondered how came I had not seen it before, but it is only posted a few weeks ago. So glad it came into my feed. Love it ! Thanks for sharing

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Thank you! 🌹

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Hauntingly beautiful. Thank you!

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I find it beautifully haunting

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Many thanks for the post! Happy new year!🎆🎆🎋🎊🌠🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

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Happy new year, all the best! 🌹

[@chubbymoth5810]

Wonderful music and great illustrations that are one topic. Thank you very much!

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i had this on in the background as i was preparing for recording something, but i really just wanna keep listening to this. Thanks for uploading all these treasures and with such thoughtful visuals added to it.

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[@EvelynSinclair]

Not only is the music lovely and delicate, and the story behind the stories enchantingly like a boudoir version of some of the Decameron, the illustrations are lovely as well. I'd like to know where they came from. They remind me of illustrations I've seen of Boccaccio's work. And -- Thank you for this whole creation! :-)

[@MusicaMedievale]

Thank you! You are right, some images in the first part of the video are taken from “De Claris Mulieribus” by Boccaccio, manuscript Royal 20 C V. 🌹

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I think I would live in the women's room if they played this music

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Angels...

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What a voice! It gets under the skin. Absolutely wonderful.🤩

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Thank you.

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What a joy! Gently embracing my heart. Thank you so much!

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Beautiful, and a lovely soundtrack for writing =-----> TY =----->

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Que encantador!

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¿oigo cantar a los ángeles? ¿o tal vez, será algo parecido así, escuchar, si estoy en el paraíso celestial??? ¡Cuánta belleza y qué delicada interpretación tanto vocal como instrumental!

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Thanks for all of this content on the channel! I've been binging on it while at work. Keep up the great job!

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Thank you so much! 🌻

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Fabulous paintings & music!

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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Merci!! Greetings from 🇲🇽!

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Bellíssima música... Muchas gracias !!!

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Thank you so very much.. Such vital times.. in music.. !

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Gorgeous

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Wonderful ! xxxxxxx

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They were a saucy lot back in the day

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Thanks for this video, congratulations on your best creation! And I love that piece of furniture behind you when you're telling us about that! ❤

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but how and where can we buy these glorious albums?? i cherish everything i have heard of yours, but this may be my favorite. so frustrating not to be able to buy the album, alas (and no, i don't want it on "mp" - would love it on cd). thank you for your gifts of music - my favorite period (apart from jsb).

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Sutil. Transcendente. Lindíssimo. Diálogo com a alma.

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Muchas gracias al trabajo de todos aquellos que hicieron posible que estas bellas canciones y melodías atravesaran los siglos para llegar hasta nosotros y si eso fue posible fue por la belleza del canto seguramente las palabras los textos, la música sus líneas melódicas muy puras son músicas esenciales que tocan el alma. Sé que por la región occitana hace más de 500 años vivieron en esa región las trovadoras grupos compuestos solo por mujeres que escribían textos y músicas y cantaban este episodio es poco conocido, la historia oficial no lo habla y la tradición oral tampoco y su descubrimiento ha sido posible gracias a pistas que llevaban de una familia a otra de la región de verdad fue un trabajo que fue muy ocultado de estas mujeres músicos al mismo estilo que los trovadores algunas de ellas escribieron y esos escritos se han ido recuperando poco a poco Soy una Chilena que vive en Paris y adoro la música antigua

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Absolument merveilleux!!

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[@felicitypageavidreader]

Delicate sometimes, as well as haunting and plaintive. Perhaps a whiff of folk as well as religious. Lovely thank you.

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[@EVZYL]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful music with us. BTW my name is aso Estelle - wish I possessed the talent of the two Estelles in this recording.

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Thank you so much for uploading these gorgeous musical pieces ❤️

[@nanmoi8566]

Such wanton beauty... Exquisite..! Where’ are the voices of the men ? We are such a fulsome people.. Celebrate...!

[@mesamies123]

Lovely. I want to reread Marie de France. Merci. ❤

[@MusicaMedievale]

I love her Lais 🌹

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Complete delight! Wonderful sound and songs.

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Gorgeous..

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[@BaronvonMoorland]

It pours over me. Beautiful.

[@Paula-133]

Dream like....lovely, I'd love a translation if that is possible.

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[@MusicaMedievale]

In this link you can find some lyrics, sometimes are translated but in Italian. 151.100.161.88/?q=laboratorio/edizione-50

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@@MusicaMedievale This link sets off a certification alarm in Google Chrome.

[@MusicaMedievale]

@@johnfalkenstine8377 Yes I know, but is the only one with many lyrics about chanson de toile!

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Love it!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Only.D.G.]

I'm at the toilet and it seemed like an appropiate recommendation until I re-read the title and read the description. A beautiful album nonetheless

[@BusterWilsonNZ]

I like hats. This music is ok.

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Divine!! TY TY TY TY!

[@tabatha4059]

Does anyone have any information on the illuminated manuscript that seems to show the same woman over and over again, painting and reading, possibly the artist herself? I think it starts around 4:32. The one of the women spinning, carding, and doing other fiber arts is stunning! Any info would be greatly appreciated!

[@MusicaMedievale]

Is the "De claris mulieribus" by Giovanni Boccaccio from the manuscript Royal 20 C V.

[@eadghe]

>Chansons de Toile: songs from women’s room I have a feeling that we will see some absolutely weird images as well....for our historical studies of course. We have to face the bare naked truth! On a side note, back in my school days, the boys bathroom was always horrible, where the girls bathroom was like paradise in comparison. A women could casually sit in there and sing and play the harp for the girls, to support "relaxation". In the boys bathroom, on the other hand, she would struggle to breathe and couldn't concentrate on her harp. In some way, the music would then sound like the smell, if you know what I mean. Music really speaks.

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[@KCODacey]

I dunno. I've found some mens rooms where the music is played exquisitely. Fenway Park in Boston, MA immediately comes to mind. Puts you in a relaxed state of mind to do "your business." Of course, as anyone will tell you, the Samuel Adams helps as well. Cheers!

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Tip the harpist.

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hermosa pieza.

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Beautiful

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I love it

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gorgeous 🤍

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sublime...🤍🕊

[@andyfincham390]

Echoes of the Chants d'Auvergne collected by Canteloube?

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Joseph Canteloube was a great musicologist, but I don't think this work has anything to do with him. 🌹

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@@MusicaMedievale The echoes I was hearing are rather those of the traditional chants! 🎶💕

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SABRINA......BELÍSSIMA MÚSICA.....

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Ciao Mirko!

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Que hermosa. Es Santa Hidelgarda?

[@MusicaMedievale]

No, check the info of the video for more informations!

[@liegesaboya8265]

I was enchanted by the introductory text . Moreover by the music , thanks very much for the upload . Where can I find those beautiful paintings ?

[@MusicaMedievale]

Thank you, all the images in the first part of the video are taken from “De Claris Mulieribus” by Boccaccio, manuscript Royal 20 C V. 🌹

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Top🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@silviamontevecchi]

Fantastico davvero. Voci splendide. Mi piacerebbe sapere i dipinti cosa sono (dove, di chi?). Grazie!

[@alin.6400]

Tranquil stuff my dudes.

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beatris exelent

[@hervethibaut201]

Le nord c'est pour la boussole Cette musique à une époque sans boussole où presque tous haïssent la moindre boussole est le chemin

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[@arturodesimone7134]

Dear Musica Medievale, Can you provide any details as to the first painting appearing in the sequence, of the lady painting a portrait? Out of art-historical interest, I would like to know a place, museum, a title, or a date etc. Much appreciated!

[@MusicaMedievale]

Dear Arturo, are you Italian? As you can see there are a lot of images taken from different manuscripts, it will be impossible to add all the codes+info+tracklist... When I use just one source I always write the name in the info. About the image that you have asked for, is from “De Claris mulieribus” by Giovanni Boccaccio, Ms. Royal 20 CV