Guillaume de Machaut

Guillaume de Machaut was a French composer and poet who was the central figure of the ars nova style in late medieval music. His dominance of the genre is such that modern musicologists use his death to separate the ars nova from the subsequent ars subtilior movement.

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Who was born first?

• Guillaume de Machaut was born 28 years after Frederick III of Sicily
• Guillaume de Machaut was born 29 years after Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
• Guillaume de Machaut was born 33 years after James II of Aragon
• Guillaume de Machaut was born 34 years before Peter of Castile
• Guillaume de Machaut was born 35 years before Francesco Landini

Timeline

1. James II of AragonAugust 10, 1267 – November 2, 1327
2. Wenceslaus II of BohemiaSeptember 27, 1271 – June 21, 1305
3. Frederick III of SicilyDecember 13, 1272 – 1337
4. Guillaume de Machaut (this page)1300–1377
5. Peter of CastileAugust 30, 1334 – March 23, 1369
6. Francesco Landini1335 – September 2, 1397

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