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