Berenguer de Palou

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Berenguer (Berenguier) de Palou (Palazol, Palol) (fl. 1160–1209) was a Catalan troubadour from Paillol in the County of Roussillon. Of his total output twelve cansos survive, and a relatively high proportion, eight, with melodies. Only some sketchy details of Berenguier's life can be gleaned from surviving records. According to his vida he was a poor knight, but well-trained and skilled in arms. Other evidence suggests that his family was well-off. He appears in five documents of Roussillon between 1196 and 1209, all under the Latin name Berengarius de Palatiolo (or Palaciolo). The earliest dates of his career are determined by the fact that he was a vassal of Gausfred III of Roussillon, who died in 1164 and receives mention in several of Berenguier's works. It is quite possible that Berenguier was one of the earliest troubadours, and the poems that mention Jaufres (Gausfred) may date as early as 1150. All of Berenguer's surviving works deal with the theme of courtly love. The chief object of the love of his songs is Ermessen d'Avinyo, wife of Arnaut d'Avinyo. Berenguier's well-preserved music is generally syllabic with a few melismatic phrase endings; conservative, generally staying within an octave; and motivically structured, having something in common with that of Bernart de Ventadorn. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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