Gobin de Reims (Reins) was a thirteenth-century

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, most likely from

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. He possibly wrote two

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s against women: and , both attributed to him in the Chansonnier de l'Arsenal and related manuscripts. Elsewhere, however, Jehan d'Auxerre claims authorship of the second piece. As well, the various manuscripts, which usually differ only slightly, preserve widely divergent melodies of ''On soloit''. In the Chansonnier de l'Arsenal, the melody is syllabic and symmetrical, within the range of a fifth.

References

* Karp, T. C.br>"Gobin de Reims."
''Grove Music Online''. ''Oxford Music Online''. Accessed 20 September 2008. {{Authority control Year of birth unknown Trouvères 13th-century French writers French male classical composers Year of death unknown