The viadera was a lyric genre of Catalan and Occitan literature invented by the troubadours. It was a dance song devised to lighten the burden of a long voyage or to enliven the trip. It was a popular as opposed to "high" form and only infrequently used by cultivated poets. According to the Catalan Cançoneret de Ripoll, it was la pus jusana spècies qui és en los cantàs and elsewhere it is called la més baixa espècie de cançons.
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Place of OriginCatalan and Occitan lands, invented by the troubadours 1 Defining TraitPopular dance song devised to lighten the burden of a long voyage 1 Connections
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Introduction
The viadera was a lyric genre of Catalan and Occitan literature invented by the troubadours.
Definition
It was a dance song devised to lighten the burden of a long voyage or to enliven the trip.
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