Estampie

This article is about the medieval dance. For the German band, see Estampie (band).
Estampie "Retrove"
Anonymous estampie from the Robertsbridge Codex, performed by Ulrich Metzner
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The estampie (French: estampie, Occitan and Catalan: estampida, Italian: istanpitta) is a medieval dance and musical form which was a popular instrumental and vocal form in the 13th and 14th centuries.[1] The name was also applied to poetry.[2]

  1. ^ McGee, Timothy J. (2012). "Estampie". Grove Music Online.
  2. ^ Bellingham, Jane (2002). The Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Alison Latham. Oxford and London: Oxford University Press.