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Walther von der Vogelweide
12+ albums
medievalgermanearly musicMinnesanggermany
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Walther von der Vogelweide lived from 1170 to 1230. Belonging to the lower ranks of the nobility known as the ministerialis (etymological source of the word "minstrel"), he owned neither land nor title and traveled across the German lands, performing his songs for a living. In the middle of a civil war when Germany was torn into antagonistic states and factions, Walther dreamed of a united German realm under one Emperor, and many of his songs convey his vision of political harmony and idealism. But he was also a "people's poet", and his many years on the road gave him the taste of the true folk spirit and tradition. He composed many folk songs himself, they were widely remembered, sung, and copied in manuscript form. Walther's greatness lies in the fact that he did not allow himself to be limited to the form of a typical Minnesang. Abandoning the stilted formulas, he went beyond the conventional theme of pure love - a disconnected ideal which no one could relate to - and wrote instead of his own feelings, thoughts, and concerns, at the same time reviving the lyrical quality of the German language itself. His songs are thus very individual and come from the heart, whether they are meditations on the global issues of humanity, or naughty little folk songs ("Under der Linden"). Perhaps his most famous song is the so-called "Palastinalied" ("Alrerst lebe ich mir verde..."), written in 1228 in honor of -and about- the Crusades. User-contributed text is available under the Creati
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Under der linden an der heide
2,9712Palastinalied
1,9913Nu alrest leb ich mir werde, "Palastinalied"
1,9884Palästinalied
1,5835Unter den liinden an der heide
3746Under der linden
2007Palästinalied (Arr. M.C. Yeşilçay)
1558Palestinalied
1479Mir hat eyn liet von vranken
11410Ich saz ûf einem steine (Arr. by Marc Lewon)
90albums
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Herz, Prich!: Medieval German Music
Minnesang - The Golden Age
Under The Greenwood Tree
Music of the Crusades
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World of Early Music
Thibaut De Champagne: Seignor, Sachies, Qui or Ne S'En Ira / Guiot De Dijon: Chanterai Por Mon Corage (Crusaders)
Medieval Music (The Cross of Red - Music of Love and War From the Time of the Crusades)(New Orleans Musica Da Camera)
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Undrentide
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Vocal Music (Medieval) - Walther Von Der Vogelweide / Oswald Von Wolkenstein / Codax (Songs of Women in the Middle Ages)
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Joculatores Upsalienses: Woods, Women And Wine
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Estampie: Crusaders In Nomine Domini
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Ich saz ûf einem steine (Arr. by Marc Lewon)