LIFE
-ca 1213-1239, fl 1225
-a monk at the Abby of Arras in Northern France, also had many noble patrons
-composed sacred and secular genres, known for secular monophonic songs
-secular pieces reflect the tradition of courtly love, and tell romantic stories
-wrote in trouvére style of jeu-parti with dialogue between 2 poets
-last master of the trouvére tradition
-a monk at the Abby of Arras in Northern France, also had many noble patrons
-composed sacred and secular genres, known for secular monophonic songs
-secular pieces reflect the tradition of courtly love, and tell romantic stories
-wrote in trouvére style of jeu-parti with dialogue between 2 poets
-last master of the trouvére tradition
KNOWN WORKS
-15 monophonic chansons
-2 religious songs
-2 religious songs