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Bernard de Ventadour was a male troubadour and composer from France. Born in Moustier-Ventadour in 1140, he was a member of the Cistercians religious order. He wrote in Old Occitan and spoke both Occitan and Old Occitan. His work is associated with the medieval music movement and is categorized under genres such as early music, french medieval, and medieval and chant.
He died in Sainte-Trie in 1190, though he is noted to have flourished around 1200. His music is often described using tags including french, classical, troubadour, and medieval classical. As a human instance, he is recognized primarily for his contributions to medieval and chant traditions within the context of French medieval music.
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Bernart de Ventadorn (1130-1140 – 1190-1200), also known as Bernart de Ventadour, was a troubadour composer and poet. According to the troubadour Uc de Saint Circ (1217?-1253?), Bernart was possibly the son of a baker at the castle of Ventadour (Ventadorn), in Corrèze, France. Yet another source, a satirical poem written by a younger contemporary, Peire d'Alvernha, indicates that he was the son of either a servant, a soldier, or a baker, and his mother was also either a servant or a baker. <a h
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Moustier-Ventadour
- Place of death
- Sainte-Trie
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Old Occitan
- Movement
- medieval music
- Image
- BnF ms. 12473 fol. 15v - Bernart de Ventadour (1).jpg
- Religious order
- Cistercians
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- Bernard de Ventadour
- date of death
- 1190-00-00
- writing language
- Old Occitan
- date of birth
- 1140-00-00
- floruit
- 1200-00-00
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Depiction of Bernart from fol. 15v of the Chansonnier BnF ms. 12473
Bernart de Ventadorn (also Bernard de Ventadour or Bernat del Ventadorn; c. 1130–1140 – c. 1190–1200) was an Occitan poet-composer troubadour of the classical age of troubadour poetry. Generally regarded as the most important troubadour in both poetry and music, his 18 extant melodies of 45 known poems in total is the most to survive from any 12th-century troubadour. He is remembered for his mastery as well as popularization of the trobar leu style, and for his prolific cançons, which helped define the genre and establish the "classical" form of courtly love poetry, to be imitated and reproduced throughout the remaining century and a half of troubadour activity.
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