The links below lead to a MIDI instrumental performance of Guillaume de Machaut's "Ma fin est mon commencement" and a PDF file of the entire score. For a discussion of this unusual rondeau, see chap. 4 (at four o'clock below).

"http://www.newmusicclassics.com/machaut_ma_fin.mid"

"http://www.newmusicclassics.com/machaut_ma_fin.pdf

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