From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Trebor (composer)
Trebor (composer)
Trebor was a 14th-century composer of polyphonic chan- The compositions attributed to Trebor, most of them
sons, active in Navarre and other southwest European in the Chantilly Codex, are:
courts circa 1380-1400. He may be the same person also • En seumeillant m’avint une vision
Triboll, Trebol,
called Triboll Trebol and Borlet in other contemporane- • Se July Cesar, Rolant et roy Artus
Robert.
ous sources. His name is likely a palindrome of Robert • Se Alixandre et Hector fussent en vie
His compositions are associated with the style known • Quant joyne cuer en may est amoureux
as ars subtilior, and six of his works survive in one of the • He, tres doulz roussignol joly - accredited to Borlet
most important surviving manuscripts of ars subtilior mu- • Passerose de beaute
sic, the Chantilly Codex. Some of his pieces explicitly ref- • Helas! pitie envers moy dort si fort
erence historical events such as the Aragonese conquest
of Sardinia in 1388-89 and the reign of Gaston Febus, the
count of Foix. His music was well known to Avignonese
See also
composers of the time, such as Grimace and Franciscus Borlet
Andrieu, who quoted some of his pieces in their works.
He is noted for his use of displacement syncopation and
sustained chords, the former of which is one of the hall-
References
mark devices of late 14th-century French musical style. • Plumley, Yolanda. "Trebor". Grove Online, Accessed
May 4, 2007.
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• Ars subtilior composers
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