A gab or gap is a troubadour boasting song. It is often considered related to the tenso and partimen, two types of debate poem. Sometimes the gab is not considered a separate genre of poetry but simply a boast found within another genre, commonly the sirventes.
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Partially Attested
Place of OriginSource names the gab as a troubadour boasting song with an Old Occitan name; Occitania is inferred and no place of origin is stated. Notable ExampleBen vuelh by William IX of Aquitaine (the first gab) 1 Defining TraitBoasting song, innately competitive, with the boast often presented as a challenge 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Gab (song)
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is a troubadour boasting song
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composed by William IX of Aquitaine (died 1126)
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innately competitive and the boast is often presented as a challenge
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