Aimeric de Sarlat
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Aimeric de Sarlat was a troubadour
from Sarlat in the Périgord
. According to his vida
he rose by talent from the rank of jongleur to troubadour, but composed only one song, though four cansos
survive under his name.
The sole topic with which his surviving work is concerned is courtly love
and he was a worthy imitator of the great Bernart de Ventadorn
. A fifth canso, "Fins e leials e senes tot engan", attributed in the chansonnier
s to Aimeric de Belenoi
, has been assigned to Aimeric de Sarlat by modern scholarship. Partly this is because it is directed to Elvira de Subirats, wife of Ermengol VIII of Urgell
, to whom Aimeric de Sarlat addressed his "Ja non creirai q'afanz ni cossiriers". An example of Aimeric's poetry:
Aimeric was probably patronised by William VIII of Montpellier
. One of his works may have inspired Denis of Portugal
to compose a poem in Portuguese
.
Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
from Sarlat in the Périgord
Périgord
The Périgord is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. It is divided into four regions, the Périgord Noir , the Périgord Blanc , the Périgord Vert and the Périgord Pourpre...
. According to his vida
Vida (Occitan literary form)
Vida is the usual term for a brief prose biography, written in Old Occitan, of a troubadour or trobairitz.The word vida means "life" in Occitan languages. In the chansonniers, the manuscript collections of medieval troubadour poetry, the works of a particular author are often accompanied by a...
he rose by talent from the rank of jongleur to troubadour, but composed only one song, though four cansos
Canso (song)
The canso is a song style used by the troubadours. It consists of three parts. The first stanza is the exordium, where the composer explains his purpose. The main body of the song occurs in the following stanzas, and usually draw out a variety of relationships with the exordium. The canso can end...
survive under his name.
The sole topic with which his surviving work is concerned is courtly love
Courtly love
Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. Generally, courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility. It was also generally not practiced between husband and wife....
and he was a worthy imitator of the great Bernart de Ventadorn
Bernart de Ventadorn
Bernart de Ventadorn , also known as Bernard de Ventadour or Bernat del Ventadorn, was a prominent troubador of the classical age of troubadour poetry. Now thought of as "the Master Singer" he developed the cançons into a more formalized style which allowed for sudden turns...
. A fifth canso, "Fins e leials e senes tot engan", attributed in the chansonnier
Chansonnier
A chansonnier is a manuscript or printed book which contains a collection of chansons, or polyphonic and monophonic settings of songs, hence literally "song-books," although some manuscripts are so called even though they preserve the text but not the music A chansonnier is a manuscript or...
s to Aimeric de Belenoi
Aimeric de Belenoi
Aimeric de Belenoi was a Gascon troubadour. At least fifteen of his songs survive and there are seven more which were attributed to him in some medieval manuscripts....
, has been assigned to Aimeric de Sarlat by modern scholarship. Partly this is because it is directed to Elvira de Subirats, wife of Ermengol VIII of Urgell
Ermengol VIII of Urgell
Ermengol VIII , known as el de Sant Hilari, was the Count of Urgell from 1184 to his death. He was a son of Ermengol VII and Dulce, daughter of Roger III of Foix....
, to whom Aimeric de Sarlat addressed his "Ja non creirai q'afanz ni cossiriers". An example of Aimeric's poetry:
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Aimeric was probably patronised by William VIII of Montpellier
William VIII of Montpellier
William VIII of Montpellier was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII.He married Eudoxie or Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos. A condition of the marriage was that the firstborn child, boy or girl, would succeed to the lordship of Montpellier on...
. One of his works may have inspired Denis of Portugal
Denis of Portugal
Dinis , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279.-Biography:As heir to the throne, Infante Dinis was...
to compose a poem in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
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