About the life and works of John Dunstable is not so much known. Only the date of his death is clearly described: 1453. His influence on the musical life outside his native England has been great. The name Dunstable, also written as Dunstaple, called by the French poet Martin le Franc and music theorist Tinctoris. The music of composer Guillaume Dufay is very similar to that of Dunstable. Like many
… of his contemporaries Dunstable wrote especially mental work. Although many 15th century works have remained anonymous, the researchers assume that he has left many popular English Carols. (LW)more
