Terre de Troubadours - Land of Troubadours

Terre de Troubadours - Land of Troubadours
Gérard Zuchetto, et al.
Studi - Les Presses Multimédia ISBN 3 542291 110206 [CD-ROM, version française - PC/MAC]
Studi - Les Presses Multimédia [CD-ROM, english version - PC/MAC]

Contents:

(for "instr.", see comments)

    Les Maîtres du trobar - 1ere période

    Bertran d'Alamanon:
  1. Alba: Us cavaliers si jazia (text, unknown melody)

    2. Guilhem de Peiteus (Guilhem (William) IX Duke of Aquitaine, VII Count of Poitiers):
  2. Pois de chantar m'es pres talens (melody, w/o text, from Jeu de Sainte Agnès ?))
  3. Ab la doussor del temps novel (text, unknown melody)

    4. Jaufre Rudel:
  4. No sap chantar qui so non di (t/m)

    5. Marcabru:
  5. Dirai vos senes doptansa (t/m)
  6. L'autrier jost'una sebissa (t/m)
  7. Pax in nomine Domini ! (melody w/o text)

    8. Cercamon:
  8. Quan l'aura doussa s'amarzis (text, unknown melody)

    9. Bernart Marti lo Pintor:
  9. Bel m'es lai latz la fontana (text, unknown melody)

    10. Peire d'Alvernha:
  10. Chantarai d'aquestz trobadors (text, unknown melody)
  11. Dejosta-ls breus jorns e-ls loncs sers (melody w/o text)
  12. Amics Bernartz de Ventadorn (t/m)

    13. Bernart de Ventadorn:
  13. Quan vei la lauzeta mover (t/m)
  14. Non es meravelha s'eu chan (melody w/o text)
  15. Quan l'erba fresch'e-lh folha par (t/m)

    16. Peire Rogier:
  16. Douss'amiga no-n posc mais (text, unknown melody)

    17. Raimbaut d'Aurenga:
  17. Ar resplan la flors enversa (text, unknown melody)
  18. Pois tals sabers mi sortz e-m creis (t/m)

    19. Giraut de Bornelh:
  19. Reis glorios verais lums e clartatz (t/m)
  20. Non posc sofrir qu'a la dolor (melody w/o text)
  21. Leu chansonet'e vil (t/m)

    22. Arnaut Daniel:
  22. En cest sonet conhd'e leri (text, unknown melody)
  23. Canso: Lo ferm voler qu'el cor m'intra (t/m)
  24. Canso: Chanso do-lh mot son plan e prim (melody w/o text)

    25. Les Maîtres du trobar - 2eme période

    Guilhem Ademar:
  25. Comensamen comensarai (text)

    26. Raimon Jordan:
  26. Lo clar temps vei brunezir
  27. Va vos siplei ... (melody w/o text)

    28. Folquet de Marselha:
  28. Mout i fetz ... (melody w/o text)
  29. A! quan gen vens et ab quan pauc d'afan

    30. Arnaut de Marolh:
  30. Si-m destrinhetz ... (melody w/o text)
  31. La grans beutatz e-l fis ensenhamens

    32. Bertran de Born:
  32. Rassa tan creis e monta e poia
  33. Ai! Lemozin ... (melody w/o text)
  34. Be'm platz ... (melody w/o text)

    35. Trobairitz

    Azalais de Porcairagues:
  35. Ar em al freg temps vengut

    36. Comtessa de Dia:
  36. Ab joi et ab ... (melody w/o text)
  37. A chantar m'er de so qu'eu non volria

    38. Maria de Ventadorn:
  38. Gui d'Ussel be-m pesa de vos

    39. Na Castelhoza:
  39. Je de chantar nen degr'aven talan (melody w/o text)

    40. Clara d'Anduza:
  40. En greu esmai et en greu pensamen (melody w/o text)

    41. Les Maîtres du trobar - 2eme période (suite)

    Peire Vidal:
  41. Pois vezem que l'ivern s'irais
  42. Pois tornatz sui en Proensa
  43. Ajostar e lassar (melody w/o text)

    44. Gaucelm Faidit:
  44. Le rossinholet salvatge (melody w/o text)
  45. Fortz chauza es que tot lo maior dan
  46. No m'alegra chans ni critz (melody w/o text)

    47. Raimbaut de Vaqueiras:
  47. Calenda maia
  48. Ara-m requier sa costum'e (melody w/o text)
  49. Aras quan vei verdeiar (text)
  50. Altas ondas que venetz sus la mar

    51. Rigaut de Berbezilh:
  51. Atrissi lam l'orifans (melody w/o text)
  52. Aissa son las naturas d'alcus auzela et d'alcunas bestias (text)

    53. Peire Raimon de Tolosa:
  53. Atrissi com la candela (melody w/o text)
  54. Pensamen ai e consir

    55. Guilhem de Cabestanh:
  55. Lo dous consire
  56. Vida (text)

    57. Berenguier de Palazol:
  57. Ab la fresca clardat

    58. Pons d'Ortafa:
  58. Si ai perdut mon saber

    59. Perdigon
  59. Lo mals d'amor ai eu ben totz apres
  60. Trop ai estat mon Bon Esper no vi (melody)

    61. Aimeric de Pegulhan:
  61. Cel que s'irais ni guerreia ab amor
  62. De Berguedan d'estes doas razos (melody w/o text)

    63. Raimon de Miraval:
  63. Ben ara-l cortes esciens (melody w/o text)
  64. Ar'ab la forsa del freis
  65. Contr'amor vau durs et embrans (melody w/o text)
  66. Bel m'es qu'eu chant e conhdei

    67. Gui d'Ussel:
  67. Ben feira chansos plus soven (text)
  68. En tanta guiza-m mena amors (melody w/o text)
  69. Ges de chantar no-m (melody w/o text)
  70. N'Elias conselhs vos deman (melody w/o text)

    71. Monge de Montaudon:
  71. Pois Peire d'Alvernha'a chantatp
  72. Ara pot ma dona saber (melody w/o text)

    73. Peirol:
  73. Manhta gens mi malrazona
  74. Atressi co-l signes fai

    75. Les Maîtres du trobar - 3eme période

    Uc de sant Circ
  75. Nul om no sap d'amic tro l'a perduit
  76. Tres enemics e dos mals senhors (melody w/o text)
  77. Anc enemics qu'eu agues

    78. Guilhem Figueira:
  78. D'un sirventes far en est son que m'agensa

    79. Guilhem de Montanhagol:
  79. Leu chansoneta m'er far (melody w/o text)
  80. A lunel lutz una luna luzens (text)
  81. Non an tan dig li primier trobador (melody w/o text)

    82. Peire Cardenal:
  82. Un sirventes novel volh comensar
  83. Ar me posc eu lauzar d'amor
  84. Una ciutatz fo no sai cals

    85. Sordel:
  85. Pois trobat ai qui conois et enten
  86. Ai las e que-m fan mei olhs
  87. Planher volh En Blacatatz

    88. Troubadours européens

    Guilhem de Berguedan:
  88. Cansoneta leu e plana

    89. Cerverí de Girona
  89. Viadeira: No-l prenatz maritzt (melody w/o text)
  90. A greu pot om conoisset en la mar
  91. A cel que ditz entre saig et joglar (melody w/o text)
  92. Com es tan mal ensenhada (melody w/o text)

    93. Guiraut Riquier:
  93. Pois astres no m'es donatz
  94. S'eu ja trobat non agues
  95. Volontiers faria (melody w/o text)
  96. Be-m degra de chantar tener (melody w/o text)

Playing time: not stated, see comments

Performers: Gérard Zuchetto (voice, author of the project), Gisela Bellsolà (voice), Gérard; Le Vot, J. dau Melhau, G. Robert, D. Regef, P. Brient, J. Khoudir, P. Villaumé, Patrick Hannais (actor) et Marie-Christine Brambilla (actor)

Place and date of recording: Released in 1998

Comments: Information from owned CD-ROM. The list above is from a specific page of the CD-ROM (Index des chansons enregistrées dans le CD-ROM - (transl:) Index of songs recorded in the CD-ROM). Note that melody w/o text are often very short (few seconds) and a certain number are not original (lost). It really depends on whether you prefer a general interest book or an educational CD-ROM. If your preference is CD-ROM, then you will be delighted unless your expectation is more than basic/intermediate.
It is a very well done product covering many aspects of this era and will give you a broad overview of that particular segment of the medieval period. The price is reasonable 290 FF TTC, 49,95 $ CDN and probably around 30$ US. I quote here the english text as it appears in the enclosed promotional booklet (although I cannot state that the english version was ever distributed):

Land of Troubadour
Here is the fantastic story and adventure of troubadours, the inventors of poetry and courteous love in the 12th and 13th centuries
All along this CD-ROM, you are going to juggle with:
- 5 modules: "Troubadours", "Poetry of trobar", " Music, songs and instruments", "History of Medieval Europe" and "History of Art"
- a hundred themes concerning history, the different styles in poetry, art (sculpture, painting..), music;
- 500 photographs of lanscapes and architecture;
- 100 illuminations: portraits of troubadours, musicians, jugglers;
- 15 minutes video, animations, images of synthesis;
- 2 hours of music and original songs, one hour of spoken commentaries ...

There is also a terrific book with a CD:
Terre des Troubadours
Gisela Bellsolà, Gérard Le Vot, Gérard Zuchetto, et al.
Les Éditions de Paris - Max Chaleil ISBN 2 905291-56-7 [Book]
with Les Éditions de Paris - Max Chaleil CD-EDP-001 [CD]

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Pierre-F. Roberge