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Facts

Flourished c.1150 - c.1200
Notable Works “Récits d’un ménestrel de Reims”

Photos

Blondel de Nesle; Richard I
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Guillaume de Machaut, detail of a miniature from Oeuvres de Guillaume de Machaut, c. 1370–80; in the Bibliothèque Nationale (Ms. Fr. 1584).
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king of Navarre
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Adam de la Halle, detail from a manuscript, 1278; in the Municipal Library of Arras, France (MS. No. 657)
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Bengali author
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Russian writer and composer
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American composer, poet, and performance artist
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Tansen
Indian musician and poet
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Thomas Campion
English poet and musician
Vysotsky, Vladimir
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Soviet actor, singer, and author
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