Genevieve la Minstrelle

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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Western Seas Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Argent, a harp and on a chief azure three fleurs-de-lys argent.
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Genevieve la Minstrelle, formerly Genevieve de l'Argout. Mistress Genevieve was elevated to the Order of the Laurel for Performance Arts on May 5, 2012 by Sven III and Cassandra I at the Warbands Event on Valley Azure (Maui).

Persona

Genevieve was born in the late 14th century in the Foret de Broceliande (the source of the Arthurian legends), France. She studied music at a neighboring monastery, specializing in the vielle and rebec. Because Broceliande is Celtic in origin, she was able to study that genre of music extensively. One day she was practicing in the forest, and a group of traveling minstrels happened by and convinced her to join them. Since that time, she has travelled throughout much of Europe and the Known World, entertaining royalty and villagers alike. Her favorite band to accompany is Wolgemut.

Her motto is "Tune ou mourir"..."Tune it or Die".

Offices & Positions

• Minister of Arts and Sciences, Western Seas, 10/2011-10/2013
• Palatine Baronial A & S Champion, Western Seas 4/2011 - 10/22/2011
• Palatine Baronial Consort, Western Seas 11/2003 - 5/2004

Event Staff

• co-autocrat, Castlenorth Prize Tourney, Painting Competition, 2012 and 2013
• entertainment for 12th Night, 2002 to present
• autocrat, 12th Night 2006

Competitions

Pentathlon 2013 - 2nd Runner-up

• 2nd Place Artisan, Performance Arts: Other (instrumental and song), Danse Ballade and Dame a Vous Sans Retollir (virelai),compositions by Machaut
• 1st Place Journeyman, Performance Arts: Dramatic Reading (exerpt from Christine de Pisan's "The City of Ladies")
• 1st Place Journeyman,Compositional Arts: Research Paper (Christine de Pisan)
• 1st Place Journeyman, Compositional Arts: Song (instrumental composition of Christine de Pisan's Ballade LXVII based upon the musical style of Guillaume de Machaut)
• 2nd Place Journeyman, Period Construction: 14th C. linen cotte and chemise based upon Christine de Pisan illumination
• 2nd Place Journeyman, Functional Arts: 14th C.leather shoes
• 1st Place, Apprentice, Visual Arts: Illumination 1 of Christine de Pisan
• 2nd Place, Apprentice, Visual Arts: Illumination 2 of Christine de Pisan

Pentathlon 2011

• 1st Place Journeyman, Compositional Arts:Song
• 1st Place Apprentice, Fiber Arts: Period Construction
• 2nd Place Apprentice, Functional Arts: Leather: Shoes
• 2nd Place Artisan, Performance Arts: Instrumental Performance
• 2nd Place Journeyman, Visual Arts: Illumination

Estrella War XLI, A&S Competition

• 1st place, Instrumental Music

Projects & Publications

• pending publication - "Empowerment of the Medieval Woman in 'The City of Ladies'", Tournaments Illuminated
• submitted for publication - "Christine de Pisan: A Medieval Advocate for Women", The Complete Anachronist
• contributor to Ars Caidis Performance Arts, 2012 Issue 1 – “The 13th Century-Style Estampie: Music Composition and Performance”

Classes Taught

• Class, Medieval Dance Tunes on the Mandolin (2011 - present, on-going)
• Class, Painting with Period Pigments (2011 - present, various events in Western Seas)
• How to Play Medieval Dance Music by Ear, Great Western War 2011
• How to Play Irish/Scottish Dance Tunes by Ear, Great Western War 2011

A&S Photos

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  during reign as Palatine Baroness of Western Seas 2011

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  Playing the rebec during reign as Palatine Baroness of Western Seas 2011

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  Carved Shoes

Other Photos

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  Genevieve and Sir Richard of Castlenorth, Palatine Baron and Baroness of Western Seas, April 2011 – October 2011.

More Information

A present status and history of musical compositions and performances may be found on my website at

• Website