Guiraut d'Espanha
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Guiraut d'Espanha[1] or de Tholoza (fl. 1245–1265) was of the last generation of troubadours, working in Provence at the court of Charles of Anjou and Countess Beatrice.[2] Many of his poems were addressed to Beatrice.[2] Guiraut was either from Spain or Toulouse—the manuscripts differ—but ten of his dansas, a pastorela, and a baladeta survive.[2] One of his dansas, Ben volgra s'esser poges, survives with a melody.[2] It begins:
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He also wrote Per amor soi gai.
[edit] Sources
- Aubrey, Elizabeth. The Music of the Troubadours. Indiana University Press, 1996. ISBN 0 253 21389 4.