Robert de Reims , also known as La Chievre de Rains, was among the earliest trouv res--poet-composers who were contemporaries of the troubadours but who wrote in the dialects of northern France.
This critical edition provides new translations into English and modern French of all the songs and motets ascribed to him, along with the original texts, the extant music, and a substantive introduction.
Active sometime between 1190 and 1220, Robert was an influential figure i.