Gilles le Vinier (died 1252) was a trouvère from a middle-class family of

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. He was the younger brother of fellow trouvère Guillaume le Vinier. He entered the church and served as a canon at Arras, where he was the church's legal representative between 1225 and 1234, and at

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. At Arras he created several

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s between 1236 and 1246. His last one was founded on the death of his brother. In his song ''Aler m'estuet la ou je trerai paine'' he mentions making a pilgrimage to the

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. The records of Arras Cathedral note that a

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was held for Gilles, called ''Dominus Aegidius'' (Lord Gilles), on 13 November 1252. Gilles composed at least seven songs that have survived. Both ''Amors ki me le comande'' and ''Au partir de la froidure'' possess "echo rhymes", which is to say that the final syllables of a verse are repeated, with a change in meaning, at the start of the next. His melodies are standard. He composed a ''

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descort The ''descort'' () was a form and genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry used by troubadours. It was heavily discordant in verse form and/or feeling and often used to express disagreement. It was possibly invented by Garin d'Apchier when he wrote ''Qua ...

'' of ten stanzas.

List of songs

;''

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'' *''Aler m'estuet la ou je trerai paine'' *''Amors ki le me comande'' *''Au partir de la froidure'' *''Beaus m'est prins tans au partir de fevrier'' ;''

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'' *''A ce m'acort'' ;'' Jeux-partis'' *''Frere, ki fait mieus a prisier'' *''Maistre Simon, d'un essample nuvel''

References

*Elizabeth Aubrey
"Gilles le Vinier."
''Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online.'' Accessed 20 September 2008. **Contains musical excerpt from ''Au partir de la froidure'' with the score, showing the "echo rhyme". {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilles Le Vinier Trouvères 1252 deaths Year of birth unknown Male classical composers