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Guiraut d'Espanha (Also ''d'Espagna'' or ''d'Espaigna''. or de Tholoza (
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1245–1265) was of the last generation of troubadours, working in Provence at the court of Charles of Anjou and Countess Beatrice.Aubrey, 24. Many of his poems were addressed to Beatrice. Guiraut was either from Spain or Toulouse—the manuscripts differ—but ten of his '' dansas'', a '' pastorela'', and a '' baladeta'' survive. One of his ''dansas'', ''Ben volgra s'esser poges'', survives with a melody. It begins: And ends: He also wrote ''Per amor soi gai''.


Sources

*Aubrey, Elizabeth. ''The Music of the Troubadours''. Indiana University Press, 1996. .


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guiraut Despanha 13th-century French troubadours People from Provence Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown