Neidhart von reuental biography

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  The German poet, Niedhart, was one of the most popular Minnesingers of the late Middle Ages. He came from an aristocratic although impoverished family in Bavaria.

  From 1217 to 1219 he took part in the crusade of Leopold Duke of Babenberg. He also served in the court of Duke Otto II of Bavaria and with Bishop Eberhard of Salzburg. From 1232 he was fully patronized by Duke Friedrich der Streitbare when he settled in Mölk (Melk), Austria.

  During the decline of the courtly love lyric is responsible for a new genre, höfische Dorfpoesie or courtly village poetry. Owing to their powerful simplicity of his Mennesang, the lyric poems enjoyed popularity for 200 years. Neidhart was the only minnesinger whose products were printed after the invention of typography thus, much of his work has been preserved. Musically, Neidhart's rhythms were directly associated with dances and the music began to influence how the language was delivered. His influence can be understood through the numerous imitations of his musical compositions.

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  Neidhart von Reuental

  German composer

  Neidhart (Middle High GermanNîthart) c. 1190 – c. 1240 (later often called Neidhart von Reuental) was one of the most famous Minnesänger. With around 1500 documented strophes of his songs surviving, Neidhart has the largest corpus of surviving lyrics of any Minnesänger, suggesting the great popularity of the songs. In addition, and quite unlike any of his contemporaries, many melodies to his songs have been preserved: manuscripts have almost 70 melodies to 55 of his songs.

  Neidhart's lyrics are highly innovative: into the courtly genre of Minnesang, he introduced peasant characters, who are often shown in conflict with the knightly class. Both classes are sometimes treated as objects of satire. His songs are traditionally divided into summer and winter songs (Sommerlieder, Winterlieder), each group opening with a piece of seasonal description of nature. But there are also songs which fall outside these categories and which in the past were often regarded as the work of later imitators.

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