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Germany's form of courtly love emerged in the form of a genre called Minnesang ("love song"),
believed to have originally evolved independently of the troubadour tradition but fell under its
influence at some point in the late 12th century. The most famous practitioner of Minnesang, or
"Minnesanger", was Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 - c. 1230), from whom approximately 100
lyrics survive. Only one of his melodies is known, however: "Nu alrest lebe ich mir werde", also
known as the Palastinalied, which is not even a love song at all, but rather new sacred
lyrics that were likely set to an existing troubadour melody. As such, it is rather difficult to
evaluate Walther's abilities as a composer, and as his are by far the most prominent Minnesang
compositions, the musical genre itself remains somewhat a mystery.
Early Music Consort of London (1971): https://open.spotify.com/track/7xSRVPjj7WfO2GYNontpeZ?
si=c67707dca99c4b26
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