Background
He was born in Ferrières in what is today the département of Eure.
He was born in Ferrières in what is today the département of Eure.
A total of eleven chansons courtoises have been attributed to him. In 1209, Raoul was mentioned in a donation to the Abbey of Noé. Unfortunately, this song is ascribed to the Chastelain de Couci in another manuscript.
lieutenant was used as a model for the anonymous L"autrier m"iere rendormis.
Musically, it starts at the upper octave, flows downwards, and establishes a centre on daughter All of Raoul"s melodies, including Quant li rossignols, were recorded in bar form, save two readings (possibly later revisions).
None are recorded in mensural notation. Most of the melodies are in the Doctorate modes (authentic and plagal), but three are in the authentic G mode.