Peire Vidal (c.1160 - 1205?) Troubadour, born in Toulouse; active from 1175 onwards not only in Provence, Spain and northern Italy but also at the Hungarian court. Apparently an eccentric character, he exploited the esoteric style known as the 'trobar clos'; thirteen of his forty poems have surviving melodies. Bim pac d'lverucovers a remarkable range of almost two octaves. Performers:Fraternitas Musicorum, Hungary dir. Gergely Sárközy Reconstructed and edited from medieval manuscripts by Zoltan Falvy Troubadour songs were usually monophonic. Fewer than 300 melodies out of an estimated 2500[5] survive—most of which were composed by the troubadours themselves. Other troubadours set their poems to already existing pieces of music; Raimbaut de Vaqueyras wrote his Kalenda maya (The Calends of May) to music composed by jongleurs at Montferrat. Troubadours usually followed some form of "rules", illustrated in Leys d'amors (compiled in 1340). The commonly used verse form of the troubadours was the canso, consisting of five or six stanzas with an envoi. The texts of troubadour songs deal mainly with themes of chivalry and courtly love. Many songs addressed a married lover, perhaps due to the prevalence of arranged marriages at the time. The aubade formed a popular genre. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Peire+Vidal">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.