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Guillaume de Machaut

1300-1377 FR
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Guillaume de Machaut (or Machault)

Guillaume de Machaut ([gijom də maʃo]; sometimes spelled Machault; c. 1300 – April 1377) was a medieval French poet and composer. He is one of the earliest composers on whom significant biographical information is available. According to Daniel Leech-Wilkinson, Machaut was "the last great poet who was also a composer". Well into the 15th century, Machaut's poetry was greatly admired and imitated by other poets, including Geoffrey Chaucer.