The Dufay Collective is an early-music ensemble from the

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, specializing in

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and

Renaissance music Renaissance music is traditionally understood to cover European music of the 15th and 16th centuries, later than the Renaissance era as it is understood in other disciplines. Rather than starting from the early 14th-century ''ars nova'', the mus ...

. Founded in 1987, it was named after the Renaissance composer

Guillaume Dufay Guillaume Du Fay ( , ; also Dufay, Du Fayt; 5 August 1397 – 27 November 1474) was a composer and music theorist of early Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish. Considered the leading European composer of h ...

. The group is directed by William Lyons. Group size and personnel varies according to the needs of the project.

Current members

*William Lyons, Artistic Director: flute, recorder, shawm, bagpipes, dulcian, *Rebecca Austen-Brown, vielle, recorder *Jon Banks: harp, gittern, guitar

CD Discography

*''A L'Estampida: medieval dance music'' (1991) - described by the

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as "influential". *''A Dance in the Garden of Mirth: medieval instrumental music'' (1994) *''Miri It Is: songs and instrumental music from medieval England'' (1995) *''Johnny, Cock thy

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: popular music-making in 17th century England'' (1996) *''On the Banks of the Seine: music of the

trouvère ''Trouvère'' (, ), sometimes spelled ''trouveur'' (, ), is the Northern French ('' langue d'oïl'') form of the '' langue d'oc'' (Occitan) word ''trobador'', the precursor of the modern French word '' troubadour''. ''Trouvère'' refers to po ...

s'' (1997) *''Miracles: 13th century Spanish songs in Praise of the

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'' (1997) *''Cancionero - Music for the Spanish

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1470-1520'' (2002) -

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nominated in the 'Best Small Ensemble Performance' category. *''Music for Alfonso the Wise'' (2005) *''A L'Estampida - 15¾th Anniversary Edition'' (2005) *''The Play of Daniel'' (2008) *''To Drive The Cold Winter Away'' (2012) *''I Have Set My Hert So Hy'' (2015) The group has also collaborated for several movie soundtracks, including those of ''

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'', ''

The Affair of the Necklace ''The Affair of the Necklace'' is a 2001 American historical drama film directed by Charles Shyer and written by John Sweet, based on the 1785 scandal at the court of Louis XVI that became known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which con ...

'', ''

A Knight's Tale ''A Knight's Tale'' is a 2001 American medieval action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, winn ...

'', and ''

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' ( ; also ) is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the third installment in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The novel follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third yea ...

''.

References

External links

Official siteDonald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music: The Dufay Collective
Instrumental early music groups Musical collectives Musical groups established in 1987 Magnatune artists Medieval musical groups Early music groups {{UK-band-stub