Never heard of Guillaume Dufay? He was the illegitimate son of a priest, spent his career as a priest and composer between his home in Cambrai and the courts of some of the major families of Italy (Malatesta, d’Este, de’Medici), and wrote some of the most incredible sacred music of the Renaissance!
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini
Nothing like an epic Dufay mass setting to break up mid-winter lethargy!
Guillaume Dufay: Bridge between Medieval and Renaissance
Today! Music by Dufay (and Horwood and Wylkynson) at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with Vox Vocal Ensemble! Want to read more about Dufay?
