Peire de Barjac was a

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troubadour A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a ''trobairi ...

who flourished in the first half of the thirteenth century. He was a descendant of the troubadours Guillem de Randon and

Garin lo Brun Garin lo Brun or le Brun ( la, Garis Bruni; died 1156/1162) was an early Auvergnat troubadour. Life Garin lived in the Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, where his family owned castles. He was himself lord of Châteauneuf-de-Randon in the Gévaudan and ...

. Only one of poem that was certainly written by Peire survives: "Tot francamen, domna, veing denan vos". The rubric above the poem in the manuscript labels it a '' conjat'' and scholars have classified it as a ''mala canso'', or bad ''

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''. It is a song about leaving his lover. Many other songs are attributed to multiple troubadours in the manuscripts. Some attributed to Peire are also attributed to

Peire de Bussignac Peire de Bussignac, Bossinhac, or Bocinhac (fl. c. 1160) was a nobleman, cleric, and troubadour from the Périgord. He was probably from Bussignac in Hautefort, but possibly Boussignac in Tulle. He was, according to his '' vida'', "from the cas ...

Berenguier de Palazol Berenguier de Palazol, Palol, or Palou (floruit, fl. 1160–1209)Aubrey, 10–11. was a Catalan people, Catalan troubadour from Elne, Palol in the County of Roussillon. Of his total output twelve ''Canso (song), cansos'' survive, and a rel ...

Elias de Barjols Elias de Barjols (fl. 1191–1230Gaunt and Kay, 283.) was a bourgeois Aquitainian troubadour who established himself in Provence and retired a monk. Eleven of his lyrics survive, but none of his music. According to his '' vida'' Elias was the ...

Guillem de la Tor Guilhem de la Tor ( fl. 1216–1233) was an early 13th-century jongleur-troubadour from the Périgord who spent most of his active career in northern Italy. He circulated between the courts of the Este, Malaspina, and Da Romano families. ...

Pons de Capdoill Pons de Capduelh ( fl. 1160–1220Chambers 1978, 140. or 1190–1237Aubrey 1996, 19–20.) was a troubadour from the Auvergne, probably from Chapteuil. His songs were known for their great gaiety. He was a popular poet and 27 of his songs are pres ...

and

Uc de Saint Circ Uc de Saint Circ (San Sir) or Hugues (Hugh) de Saint Circq (fl. 1217–1253Aubrey, ''The Music of the Troubadours'', 22–23.) was a troubadour from Quercy. Uc is perhaps most significant to modern historians as the probable author of sever ...

; yet few of these other attributions are reliable. One song attributed to Peire in one manuscript is unattributed in another. Stronski argues that the attribution to Elias de Barjols was an emendation by the scribe confronted with the unfamiliar name Peire de Barjac. Napolski considered the attribution to Pons de Capdoill dubious.

Alfred Jeanroy Alfred Jeanroy (5 July 1859 – 13 March 1953) was a French linguist. Jeanroy was a leading scholar studying troubadour A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Age ...

refuted the attribution to Uc de Saint Circ

Bibliography

*Napolski, Max von. ''Leben und Werke des Trobadors Pons de Capduoill''. Halle: Niemeyer, 1879. *Stronski, Stanislaw. ''Le troubadour Elias de Barjols''. Toulouse: Privat, 1906. {{authority control 13th-century French troubadours People from Languedoc-Roussillon