Oswald von Wolkenstein
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Oswald von Wolkenstein (born probably May 2 1377 on Schöneck Castle in Pustertal / South Tyrol [now ]; died August 8 1445 at Hauenstein Castle near Bolzano) was a poet, a composer and a diplomat. In the latter capacity he travelled through all of Europe, even to Georgia.
Most of his songs are monophonic, although he also wrote some simple polyphonic works. His melodies are however of high quality. There are three main topics of his work: travel, God and brothels.
External links
- Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft (http://www.sbg.ac.at/ger/wolken/englisch.htm)
- Lyrics (http://www.litlinks.it/o/oswald_w.htm)de:Oswald von Wolkenstein