Dunstaple is generally acknowledged as the first great English composer, one with an influence that stretched into mainland Europe: Dufay certainly knew his music. Not much is known of his life but he ...

In this short film Howard Goodall looks at the late medieval period and the development of harmony by composers such as John Dunstaple. We look at examples of the medieval era and see early ...

The mellifluous style—the contenance angloise—pioneered by John Dunstaple and other English composers changed the musical landscape on both sides of the Channel, in the rival courts of England, France ...

Hannah French profiles the life and music of John Dunstaple - a musical innovator, influencer and leading composer of his generation, during the reigns of Henry V and Henry VI.