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Guillaume Dufay
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Guillaume Dufay began as a choirboy in Cambrai and later returned there as a canon. In between he worked for years in Italy and Savoy, including in the papal chapel. He added the soft sound of English thirds and sixths to the French tradition and made the mass into one coherent whole. His motet Nuper rosarum flores was heard in 1436 at the consecration of Florence cathedral, beneath Brunelleschi's new dome.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to Nuper rosarum flores and notice how the high voices sing freely above two low voices that very slowly carry a plainchant melody.
Nuper rosarum flores (Hilliard Ensemble, Paul Hillier) · Guillaume Dufay, 1436
Missa Se la face ay pale: Kyrie (Diabolus in Musica) · Guillaume Dufay, 1452
Ave regina caelorum (Ensemble Musica Nova) · Guillaume Dufay, 1464
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- Franco-Flemish polyphony Genre
Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Ockeghem and Josquin des Prez worked at courts and churches all over Europe.
See also
Categories: ArtistsFranco-Flemish polyphony