Guillaume Dufay

Guillaume Dufay, born just before 1400 and died in 1474 in Cambrai, is the first composer in whom the new music of the Renaissance crystallizes. Dufay is the first composer from whom we have a rich and highly differentiated body of work. He is the first figure to truly define and want to define himself through his musical work and activities. Moreover, he is the first composer from whom we can recognize a truly clear biography (Laurenz Lütteken). On the occasion of the 550th anniversary of his death, this volume gathers contributions from renowned Renaissance researchers, whose innovative perspectives provide new impulses for Dufay research, both in terms of the contexts of the music and the compositions themselves, inviting an engaging read. Contributions by Esma Cerkovnik, Thomas Leinkauf, Michael Meyer, Klaus Pietschmann, Volker Reinhardt, Nicole Schwindt, Boris Voigt, and Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann.