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Dufay, Guillaume (c. 1400-1474)Flemish composer. He wrote secular songs and sacred music, including 84 songs and 8 masses. His work marks a transition from the style of the Middle Ages to the expressive melodies and rich harmonies of the Renaissance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cumming's engaging and exhaustive Motets in the Age of Du Fay makes an important contribution to the field of early Renaissance music by drafting a clear classification system for motets, which, it turns out, is as challenging as herding cats. Du Fay Siemens Business Services Sterling Communications, Inc. If Du Fay invented this usage, then this may strengthen our growing sense of a relationship between him and the younger Busnoys, who used the sign often and distinctively but was unlikely (though there is no strong evidence against this) composing music in the 1440s. |
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