jan 1, 1225 - Moniot d'Arras

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(fl. ca. 1225) monk and trouvere; member of Arras' Brotherhood of Minstrels and Townspeople, which shifted music from the courts to the townspeople; wrote the most famous pastourelle: Ce fut en mai.

The pastourelle (French: [pastuʁɛl]; also pastorelle, pastorella, or pastorita[1] is a typically Old French lyric form concerning the romance of a shepherdess.

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