Ib medieval poet thiab composer yug hauv 1300 Machaut heev nrog nws cov lus vaj ntxwv John rau nws mus ua si ib ncig teb chaws Europe. Nws tso zis lyric comprises ntawm 400 cov kwv huam, suab paj nruag secular uas dealt courtly hlub thiab suab paj nruag dawb huv comprising ntawm nws qhov to ntawm cov Mass. Nws siv nws tus kheej li nws lyrical persona nws kwv huam ntau. Feem ntau Machaut li nws suab paj nruag secular nyob rau hauv 5 lwm yam: cov lai, cov virelai, cov motet, cov ballade thiab rondeau. Hauv qab no yog nws tau ntau tshaj nto moo.