How Old Is the Estampie?
Estampie, Provençal Estampida, Courtly Dance of the 12Th–14Th Century. Mentioned in Trouvère Poetry, It Was Probably Danced with Sliding Steps by Couples to...
Estampie, Provençal estampida, courtly dance of the 12th–14th century. Mentioned in trouvère poetry, it was probably danced with sliding steps by couples to the music of vielles (medieval viols); its afterdance was the saltarello. In
What is the meaning of Estampie?
: a usually textless, monophonic musical work of the late Middle Ages consisting of several repeated units that probably accompanied a dance.
Who is the composer of Estampie?
The Parisian music theorist, Jean de Grouchy, better known by his Latinised name, Johannes de Grocheio (or Grocheo), wrote Ars musicae (Art of music), in 1270-1300, in which he described the stantipes (estampie) as irregular and complicated.
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