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John Dunstaple

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Also known as John Dunstable

English composer (c. 1390–1453)

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John Dunstaple was a male composer from the Kingdom of England who worked in the genres of classical and liturgical music. Born in 1390, he died on December 24, 1453, in London, where he was also buried. His musical output is associated with medieval and renaissance styles, and he is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Dunstaple’s works are categorized under classical, religious, and early music. While specific counts vary by source, with one listing five works and another citing thirty, his compositions have been referenced by 364 other encyclopedia articles. He is also known by the spelling John Dunstable in some contexts.

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John Dunstaple or Dunstable (c. 1390 – December 24, 1453) was an English composer of polyphonic music of the late medieval era and early Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers active in the early 15th century, a near-contemporary of Leonel Power, and was widely influential, not only in England but on the continent, especially in the developing style of the Burgundian School. The spelling "Dunstaple" is generally to be preferred, since it occurs in more than twice as many musical a

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Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to John Dunstaple, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

John Dunstaple had connections to St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire.

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 music composers. His style would have an immense influence on the subsequent music of continental Europe, inspiring composers such as Du Fay, Binchois, Ockeghem and Busnois.

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