- Aimeric de Peguilhan
Aimeric or Aimery de Peguilhan, Peguillan, or Pégulhan (c. 1170 – c. 1230) was a
troubadour (fl. 1190–1221),Gaunt and Kay, 279.] born inPeguilhan (nearSaint Gaudens ) the son of a cloth merchant.Aimeric's first patron was
Raimon V of Toulouse , followed by his son Raimon VI. However, he fled the region at the threat of theAlbigensian Crusade and spent some time inSpain and ten years inLombardy . It is said that he had secretly loved a neighbour while living inToulouse , and that it was for her that he returned.Aimeric is known to have composed at least fifty works, the music for six of which survives:
*"Atressi•m pren com fai al jogador"
*"Cel que s'irais ni guerrej' ab amor"
*"En Amor trop alques en que•m refraing"
*"En greu pantais m'a tengut longamen"
*"Per solatz d'autrui chan soven"
*"Qui la vi, en ditz"Most of his works were bland "cansos" with a few "tenso s" (withSordello andAlbertet de Sestaro ).Notes
ources
*Gaunt, Simon, and Kay, Sarah (edd.) "The Troubadours: An Introduction". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 0 521 574730.
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