Albertet
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Albertet is the Occitan diminutive of Albert (given name). It is commonly associated with two troubadour
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Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
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- Albertet CaillaAlbertet CaillaAlbertet "Albert" Cailla or Calha was a Albigeois jongleur and troubadour. According to his vida he was "of slight worth" but beloved by his neighbours and the local women. His vida says that he composed one good canso and several sirventes, but only one partimen survives...
- Albertet de SestaroAlbertet de SestaroAlbertet de Sestaró, Sestairó, Sestairon, Sestarron, Sisteron, or Terascon was a Provençal jongleur and troubadour from the Gapençais . Of his total oeuvre, twenty three poems survive. "Albertet" or "Albertetz" is the Occitan diminutive of Albert...
(an unqualified "Albertet" usually means this fellow)