Adam de la Halle
[ a-dahnduhla-al ]
/ a dɑ̃ də la ˈal /
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noun
c1240–87, French troubadour: a composer.
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How to use Adam de la Halle in a sentence
Two other poets, Adam de la Halle and Rutebœuf, are far more prominent in literary history.
A Short History of French Literature|George SaintsburyAdam de la Halle, so far as our present information goes, has the credit of inventing two separate styles of such composition.
A Short History of French Literature|George SaintsburyBesides Rutebœuf the most characteristic figure of his class and time (about the middle of the 13th century) is Adam de la Halle.
He was a good natural melodist, as the examples in Coussemaker's "Adam de la Halle" show.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews