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bergerette
n. A form of early rustic French song.
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Bergerette
A bergerette, or shepherdess' air, is a form of early rustic French song.
The bergerette, developed by Burgundian composers is a virelai with only is single stanza. It is one of the "fixed forms" of early French song and related to the rondeau. Examples include Josquin's Bergerette savoyene included in Petrucci's Odhecaton (1501).
Usage examples of "bergerette".
Ponceau des hommes et des femmes sauvages qui se combattaient et faisaient plusieurs contenances en chantant de petits motets et des bergerettes.