Person

John Dunstable

John Dunstaple (or Dunstable; c. 1390 – 24 December 1453) was an English composer whose music helped inaugurate the transition from the medieval to the Renaissance periods. The central proponent of the Contenance angloise style (lit. 'English manner'), Dunstaple was the leading English composer of his time, and is often coupled with William Byrd and Henry Purcell as England's most important early…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
1390
Died
December 24th, 1453
Genres
Labels
Naxos
L’Oiseau-Lyre
Arte Nova Classics
Archiv Produktion
Virgin Classics
Last updated: February 23rd, 2024

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