Guillaume de Machaut

Guillaume de Machaut (around 1300 – 1377), was a French poet and composer of the late Medieval era. He was the most famous and historically significant representative of the musical movement known as the ars nova, and was especially influential in the development of motets and secular song (chanson).

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1300 - 1377 - French - Poet - Composer - Medieval - Ars nova - Motet - Secular - Song - Chanson

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