This podlecture gives an introduction to my method of analysing 14thC counterpoint and, in passing, gives some detail on the forms of the rondeau. Continue reading Machaut (Prelims) lecture 5
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The singer is an ass
The newly recognized relevance to musicology of a short article from 1905 about words for driving beasts of burden. Continue reading The singer is an ass
Music in the fourteenth century: a short general overview (contains link to full text)
My chapter on the fourteenth century from the Cambridge Companion to Medieval Music, edited by Mark Everist has now been published by Cambridge University Press. Continue reading Music in the fourteenth century: a short general overview (contains link to full text)
The Sound of Beauty: Darwin Lecture 2011
Dealing with the dangers of music in the Middle Ages. Continue reading The Sound of Beauty: Darwin Lecture 2011
The composer P. des Molins
Updated version of the English draft for my 2005 MGG entry on P. des Molins. Continue reading The composer P. des Molins
The composer Grimace
Updated English version of 2002 dictionary entry on Grimace. Continue reading The composer Grimace
Music and verbal meaning: Machaut’s polytextual songs (contains links to full text)

A paper showing that the music’s functional, contrapuntal aspect can significantly inflect the meaning of the texts that it delivers. Continue reading Music and verbal meaning: Machaut’s polytextual songs (contains links to full text)
Guillaume de Machaut, royal almoner (contains links to full text of article)

A paper outlining Machaut’s early career in royal service suggests that his function as an almoner had a distinct influence on his conception of generosity. Continue reading Guillaume de Machaut, royal almoner (contains links to full text of article)
Forging song in the medieval rehearsal room (contains links to full text)
Guillaume de Machaut’s legacy in the Chantilly Codex

Conference paper from 2001 finally makes it into print! Continue reading Guillaume de Machaut’s legacy in the Chantilly Codex