Cadenet

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Cadenet (c. 1160 – c. 1235) was a Provençal troubadour (trobador) who lived and wrote at the court of Raymond VI of Toulouse and eventually made a reputation in Spain. Of his twenty-five surviving songs, twenty-one (or twenty-three) are cansos, with one alba, one partimen, one pastorela, and one religious piece represented. One of his melodies survives. During his childhood Raymond V of Toulouse and Bertrand I of Forcalquier went to war over the Vaucluse. His father was killed in battle on this side of the count of Forcalquier and the castle of Cadenet destroyed. The young nobleman was taking captive or as a hostage to the court of Toulouse, where he became known after his birthplace, a term which also mean "juniper grove" (cade is Occitan for "juniper"). He rose to prominence in the court under the patronage of several prominent families with close connections to the Cathar movement. According to his late thirteenth-century vida, . . . et il devint bon, bel et courtois. Il sut bien trouver, chanter et parler, et appris à composer des couplets et des sirventès. He became a devoted attendant of the count and countess of Toulouse. His cansos celebrate friendship, love, and wine, but also criticise the feudal lords for their less admirable behaviour. He was only full of praise for lauzengiers, the spies and eavesdroppers who forced lovers into ever more secrecy. He wrote one sirventes criticising Raymond Roger Trencavel for his poor manners on a visit to the court of the count

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Nuits occitanes, Troubadours' Songs

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Cansós de Trobairitz

España Eterna

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La Trobà: Anthologie chantée des Troubadours XIIe & XIIIe siecles, Vol. 4

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Warning Sign EP

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Care - EP

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The Courts of Love: Music from the time of Eleanor of Aquitaine

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