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Guillaume Dufay

Guillaume Dufay

Born: 13th August 1397, Beersel, Belgium

Died: 27th November 1474, Cambrai, France

Nationality: Franco-Flemish

Guillaume Du Fay ( dyoo-FEYE, French: [ɡijom dy fa(j)i]; also Dufay, Du Fayt; 5 August 1397 – 27 November 1474) was a composer and music theorist of early Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish. Considered the leading European composer of his time, his music was widely performed and reproduced. Du Fay was well-associated with composers of the Burgundian School, particularly his colleague Gilles Binchois, but was never a regular member of the Burgundian chapel himself.

While he is among the best-documented composers of his time, Du Fay's birth and family is shrouded with uncertainty, though he was probably the illegitimate child of a priest. He was educated at Cambrai Cathedral, where his teachers included Nicolas Grenon and Richard Loqueville, among others.

Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Du_Fay

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  • Julian Podger on the music of Dufay

    9th Feb 2023by David Smith

    The director of Gothic Voices talks about the group's new album of choral works from Florentine collections, including two of Dufay's most famous motets - Nuper rosarum flores and O tres piteulx.

    Classical Interview

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