This medieval period composer was an advocate of the ars nova (which brought great change to music). He was a well-educated poet-musician. Because of his preservation of music manuscripts (mainly by gifting them to patrons), his music was preserved. This helped push the music scene forward into the next musical period. Who was this composer?
a. Pope Gregory I
b. Pérotin
c. Guillaume de Machaut
d. Berenguier de Palou
e. Hildegard of Bingen
Answer: c. Guillaume de Machaut
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