Guillaume Du Fay
France, 1420–1474
Leading composer of the Burgundian school, bridging medieval and Renaissance style. His masses, motets and chansons made him the most famous European composer of the mid-15th century.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Guillaume Du Fay and 1 artist Guillaume Du Fay influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Guillaume Du Fay?
- Guillaume de Machaut — Du Fay inherited the formes fixes — ballade, rondeau, virelai — that Machaut had perfected, carrying the ars nova into the Renaissance.
Which artists did Guillaume Du Fay influence?
- Johannes Ockeghem — Ockeghem knew Du Fay personally, visited him at Cambrai, and composed a lament on the older master's tradition.