Composer of the Week: Dufay: A Maker of Music

Joined by William Lyons, an historical music researcher and the artistic director of the ensemble The Dufay Collective, Donald Macleod considers why Dufay was seen as a practictioner of music. Pulling together what's known about Dufay, they build a picture of the man behind this illustrious figure, assess the key relationships he fostered, and consider how his music flourished as he navigated the turbulent political currents of the age. here, Donald and William look at how Dufay's view of his role changed over the years and how the world in which he lived would have understood it. Dufay: Ce moys de may; Bon jour, bon mois. Continens Paradisi. Il sera par vous combatu. Cut Circle, director Jesse Rodin. Missa L'homme armé - Kyrie. Oxford Camerata, director Jeremy Summerly. S'il est Plaisir. Diabolus in Musica, director Antoine Guerber. Je me complains. Blue Heron, director Scott Metcalfe. Par le regard. Diabolus in musica, director Antoine Guerber. Ave regina caelorum II. Cantica Symphonia, directors Kees Boeke and Giuseppe Maletto. Sanctus Ave verum corpus. Blue Heron, director Scott Metcalfe. Gaude virgo. Ensemble Musica Nova