DUFAY

Meaning of DUFAY in English

/dooh fuy"/ ; Fr. /dyuu fay"/ , n.

Guillaume /gee yohm"/ , c1400-74, Flemish composer.

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DUFAY, GUILLAUME — or Du Fay born с 1400 died Nov. 27, 1474, Cambrai, Bishopric of Cambrai Franco-Flemish composer, principal composer of the …
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DUFAY, GUILLAUME — born c. 1400 died Nov. 27, 1474, Cambrai, Bishopric of Cambrai Dufay (left) and Gilles Binchois, illumination from Martin le …
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DUFAY, GUILLAUME — or Du Fay born 0441; 1400 died Nov. 27, 1474, Cambrai, Bishopric of Cambrai Franco-Flemish composer, principal composer of the …
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OCKEGHEM, JOHANNES — or Jean d'Ockeghem born с 1410 died Feb. 6, 1497, Tours, France? Flemish composer and singer. He is first mentioned …
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GUILLAUME — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Dufay Guillaume Dupuytren Guillaume Gide André Paul Guillaume Guizot François Pierre Guillaume Machaut Guillaume …
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FORMES FIXES — Principal forms of music and poetry in 14th-and 15th-century France. Three forms predominated. The rondeau followed the pattern ABaAabAB ; …
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DUNSTABLE, JOHN — born с 1385, England died Dec. 24, 1453, London English composer. His life and career are almost completely obscure. After …
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BURGUNDIAN SCHOOL — Group of 15th-century French composers, most of whom were associated with courts of various dukes of Burgundy . They are …
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VOCAL MUSIC — any of the genres for solo voice and voices in combination, with or without instrumental accompaniment. It includes monophonic music …
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RONDEAU — plural rondeaux one of several formes fixes (fixed forms) in French lyric poetry and song of the 14th and 15th …
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PARAPHRASE — in music, the recomposition of a phrase, melody, section, or entire piece for use in another, favoured especially during the …
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MODE — in music, any of several ways of ordering the notes of a scale according to the intervals they form with …
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MASS — the celebration of the Eucharist (q.v.) in the Roman Catholic church. The term mass is derived from the rite's Latin …
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LITURGICAL MUSIC — also called Church Music, music written for performance in a religious rite of worship; the term is most commonly associated …
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ISORHYTHM — in music, the organizing principle of much of 14th-century French polyphony, characterized by the extension of the rhythmic texture (talea) …
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FAUXBOURDON — (French), English false bass, also called faburden musical texture prevalent during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, produced by …
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FANFARE — originally a brief musical formula played on trumpets, horns, or similar natural instruments for signal purposes in battles, hunts, and …
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CHORAL MUSIC — music sung by a choir with two or more voices assigned to each part. Choral music is necessarily polyphonal-i.e., consisting …
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CANTUS FIRMUS — ( (Latin: fixed song), ) plural Cantus Firmi, preexistent melody, such as a plainchant excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical composition …
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CANTILENA — in late medieval and early Renaissance music, term for certain vocal forms as they were known in the 15th century; …
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CANONICAL HOURS — in music, settings of the public prayer service (divine office) of the Roman Catholic Church, divided into Matins, Lauds, Prime, …
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BALLADE — one of several formes fixes (fixed forms) in French lyric poetry and song, cultivated particularly in the 14th and 15th …
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STAINER, SIR JOHN — born June 6, 1840, London, Eng. died March 31, 1901, Verona, Italy English organist and church composer and a leading …
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OCKEGHEM, JEAN D' — born c. 1410 died Feb. 6, 1497, Tours, France Ockeghem also spelled Okeghem composer of sacred and secular music, one …
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FRANCO-NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL — also called Flemish, Franco-flemish, or Netherlands School, style of musical composition that dominated European music from c. 1450 to c. …
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DUNSTABLE, JOHN — born c. 1385, Eng. died Dec. 24, 1453, London English composer who influenced the transition between late medieval and early …
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BURGUNDIAN SCHOOL — dominant musical style of Europe during most of the 15th century, when the prosperous and powerful dukes of Burgundy, particularly …
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FORMES FIXES — Principal forms of music and poetry in 14th-and 15th-century France. Three forms predominated. The rondeau followed the pattern ABaAabAB ; …
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OCKEGHEM, JOHANNES — or Jean d'Ockeghem born 0441; 1410 died Feb. 6, 1497, Tours, France? Flemish composer and singer. He is first mentioned …
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GUILLAUME — Dufay Guillaume Dupuytren Guillaume Gide André Paul Guillaume Guizot François Pierre Guillaume Machaut Guillaume de Guillaume de Machault Malesherbes Chrétien …
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DUNSTABLE, JOHN — born 0441; 1385, England died Dec. 24, 1453, London English composer. His life and career are almost completely obscure. After …
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