- Carasaus
Carasaus ("fl. c." 1240–60) was a Belgian
trouvère , five of whose works survive. His career can be dated because he dedicates two "grand chant s" ("Fine amours m'envoie" and "Puis que j'ai chançon meüe") toJehan de Dampierre (died 1259) and another ("N'est pas sage qui me tourne a folie") toHenry III of Brabant (reigned 1248–61). Carasaus also dedicated "Con amans en desesperance" to a certain Berengier, yet unidentified. Besides "Fine amours", which haspentasyllable s, all of Carasaus's works have onlyheptasyllable s anddecasyllable s. All his melodies are inbar form ; but "Pour ce me sui de chanter entremis" is also motivic.References
*Karp, Theodore. [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/04901 "Carasaus."] "Grove Music Online". "Oxford Music Online". Accessed 19 September 2008.
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