This week I move from the ars antiqua period of medieval music into the ars nova period with the best known composer of the 14th century, Guillaume de Machaut. Guillaume was both a composer and a poet who was highly regarded in his lifetime.
The major piece I’ll be looking at is the Messe de Nostre Dame. This piece of music is widely regarded as the greatest composition of the Medieval Period and the earliest known complete setting for the Ordinary of the mass written by a single composer.
Also check out his Remede de Fortune and the Douce Dame Jolie, arguably the most famous song from the Medieval Period.