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John Dunstaple

1390 - 1453

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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. Information on Dunstaple's life is largely non-existent or speculative, with the only certain date of his activity being his death on Christmas Eve of 1453. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dunstaple is the 373rd most popular composer (down from 327th in 2019), the 1,247th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 990th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Composer.

John Dunstaple is most famous for his keyboard pieces.

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Among composers, John Dunstaple ranks 373 out of 1,451. Before him are Hans Leo Hassler, Antoine Busnois, Mykola Lysenko, Alfredo Casella, Jean-François Le Sueur, and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault. After him are Ernest Ansermet, Alessandro Stradella, Grażyna Bacewicz, Toru Takemitsu, Josef Rheinberger, and Alexander Agricola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1390, John Dunstaple ranks 6. Before him are Rogier van der Weyden, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Elizabeth of Görlitz, La Hire, and João Gonçalves Zarco. After him are Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Al-Musta'in, Contessina de' Bardi, John Cantius, Bengt Jönsson, and Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1453, John Dunstaple ranks 6. Before him are Constantine XI Palaiologos, Giovanni Giustiniani, Orban, Sidi Boushaki, and Loukas Notaras. After him are Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, Sophia of Lithuania, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dunstaple ranks 1,247 out of 8,785. Before him are R. D. Laing (1927), William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg (1184), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Judith of Flanders (844), Roy Hodgson (1947), and W. O. Bentley (1888). After him are John Haigh (1909), Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), James Stirling (1926), Louisa Adams (1775), Robert Browning (1812), and Stephen Hales (1677).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Dunstaple ranks 14. Before him are John Barry (1933), Eugen d'Albert (1864), Thomas Tallis (1502), Keith Emerson (1944), Michael Nyman (1944), and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872). After him are Ethel Smyth (1858), William Walton (1902), John Blow (1649), Thomas Arne (1710), Neville Marriner (1924), and Orlando Gibbons (1583).

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