Raoul de Beauvais explained

Raoul de Beauvais (fl. mid-13th century) was a trouvère from northeast of Paris. His period of activity is estimated based on his works being clumped with those of other mid-13th-century trouvères in the chansonniers. Six songs are attributed to him, with three also being (probably wrongly) attributed to Jehan Erart. They exhibit a great variety of poetical and musical forms.

All six songs contain refrains. Both French: Quant la sesons renouvelle and French: El mois de mai par un matin (also attributed to Erart) are pastourelles. Especially interesting is the contrast between the stanza and refrain in French: Deles un pre verdoiant (also attributed to Erart). Each four-line stanza contains three open cadences (every line but the last), but the three-line refrain uses closed cadences. Melodically, however, both the opening lines of the stanzas and of the refrain are similar. Besides these three pieces, Raoul also wrote:

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