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Guillaume Du Fay, Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (died 1474)

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Guillaume Du Fay

Composer of the Renaissance (1397–1474)

Guillaume Du Fay 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 his time, his music was widely performed and reproduced. Du Fay was well-associated with composers…
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August 5

Day of the year

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.
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