"He who writes and composes without feeling spoils both his words and his music." - Guillaume de Machaut

 

 

Guillaume de Machaut was a Medieval French poet and composer. He is one of the earliest composers on whom significant biographical information is available.

 

 

Born: 1300, Reims

Died: April 13, 1377, Reims

Last album: Motets (The Hilliard Ensemble)

Albums: Le vray remède d'amour, Motets (The Hilliard Ensemble), Messe de Notre-Dame (Ensemble Organum feat. conductor: Marcel Pérès), Messe de Nostre Dame (Taverner Consort & Choir feat. conductor Andrew Parrott), Remède de Fortune (Project Ars Nova), The Unknown Lover: Songs by Machaut and Solage, 2 Polyphonic Lais (The Medieval Ensemble of London feat. conductors: Peter Davies & Timothy Davies), Messe de Notre Dame / Le Lai de la Fonteinne / Ma fin est mon commencement (The Hilliard Ensemble).