Life history of john dunstable

John dunstable cause of death

John Dunstaple or Dunstable born about ; died 24 December was an English composer who lived in the last part of the medieval era and the early part of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers in the early 15th century. He had a lot of influence on music in England as well as on the continent. He helped to develop the style of the Burgundian School.

The spelling "Dunstaple" is more often used today because in documents from his time this is the spelling that is more common, although some documents spelt his name "Dunstable". Dunstaple was probably born in Dunstable , Bedfordshire around We know very little about his life. He may have spent some time in France because the duke was Regent of France from to , and then Governor of Normandy from to his death in Dunstaple owned property in Normandy, and also in Cambridgeshire , Essex and London , according to tax records of He also worked for the Duke of Gloucester.

Many composers at that time were priests , but Dunstaple was not, although he had connections with St Albans Abbey. He was probably married. During his life he was not just known as a composer but also as an astronomer , astrologer , and mathematician. England was a very musical country at the time, but almost all that music was destroyed between and during the Dissolution of the Monasteries when Henry VIII was ruling.

This shows that he must have been famous throughout Europe.