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Le Congé

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  • Adam de la Halle, detail from a manuscript, 1278; in the Municipal Library of Arras, France (MS. No. 657)
    Adam De La Halle

    Le CongĂ© (“The Leave Taking”) expresses his sorrow at leaving his wife and his native Arras. As court poet and musician to the Count d’Artois, he visited Naples and became famous for his polyphony as well as his topical productions, which are considered the predecessors


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    Le CongĂ© (“The Leave Taking”) expresses his sorrow at leaving his wife and his native Arras. As court poet and musician to the Count d’Artois, he visited Naples and became famous for his polyphony as well as his topical productions, which are considered the predecessors


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