- Formes fixes
"Formes fixes" (English: fixed forms) are French poetic forms of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries which were translated into musical forms, particularly the forms of
song s. Specifically, these forms were the ballade, rondeau, andvirelai . These forms all consist of a complex pattern of repetition of verses and arefrain , with the musical content in two main sections. All three of these forms can be found in thirteenth century sources, but a fifteenth century source givesPhilippe de Vitry as the first composer in these forms. The first comprehensive repertory of these forms was written byGuillaume de Machaut . [Fallows]The "formes fixes" stopped being used literally in music around the end of the fifteenth century, although their influence continued, and the poetic forms continued to be used by poets, especially the rondeau. [Fallows]
Sometimes forms from other countries and periods are referred to as "formes fixes". These include the Italian fourteenth century madrigal and later
ballata andbarzelletta , the Germanbar form , Spanish 13th centurycantiga , and the latercanción , andvillancico . [Fallows]References
David Fallows. "Formes Fixes", "Grove Music Online", ed. L. Macy (accessed
September 16 2006 ), [http://www.grovemusic.com/ grovemusic.com] (subscription access).Notes
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