Maistre Guibert Kaukesel or Hubert Chaucesel (''

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'' 1230–55) was a

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from

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, where he is named as a

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in a document of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in 1250. His title indicates he was probably a

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. He was a member of the literary circle active at Arras mid-century. Guibert's four surviving '' chansons courtoises'' are ''Chanter voudrai d'amours qui m'est estraigne'', ''Fins cuer enamourés'', ''Quant voi le dous tens aparoir'', and ''Un chant nouvel vaurai faire chanter''. He dedicated ''Fins cuer'', which is rare in its

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hexasyllabic structure, to his fellow Artesians

Jehan Erart Jehan Erart (or Erars) (''c''.1200/10–1258/9) was a trouvère from Arras, particularly noted for his favouring the ''pastourelle'' genre. He has left behind eleven ''pastourelles'', ten ''grand chants'', and one '' serventois''. Erart's pres ...

Colart le Boutellier Colart le Boutellier (''Floruit, fl.'' 1240–60) was a well-connected trouvère from Arras. There are no references to him independent of his own and others' songs, found in the chansonniers. One of these depicts the known coat-of-arms used by the ...

, and Dragon (Drogon). All four pieces differ in musical structure. ''Un chant nouvel'' is a '' rotrouenge'' and ''Quant voi'' is the only one in the common

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. They are melodically simple, restricted in range, and have strong

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References

* Karp, Theodore C.br>"Guibert Kaukesel."
''Grove Music Online''. ''Oxford Music Online''. Accessed 20 September 2008. *Dyggve, Holger Petersen. ''Onomastique des trouvères''. Ayer Publishing, 1973. Trouvères 13th-century French people Male classical composers {{France-music-bio-stub