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John Dunstable
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Relatively little is known about the life of the English composer Dunstable, although his influence on composers such as Dufay is beyond doubt. He was probably in the service of the Duke of Bedford, who was a regent of France and governor of Normandy between 1422 and 1435, so he must have been able to travel widely in Europe. Copies of Dunstable’s music have been discovered in early French and Italian manuscript collections kept in various European libraries. 
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From a number of Marian compositions, one may single out "Quam pulchra es and Ave regina caelorum". His motet "Veni Sancte Spiritus - Veni Creator Spiritus", using the technique of isorhythm, with the application of a recurrent rhythmic pattern to a given series of notes, was intended for the Whitsunday liturgy. His setting of "O rosa bella" has been attributed to others. "Je languis en piteux martire", "Puisque m'amour", "Durer ne puis" and "I pray you all" constitute the surviving body of Dunstable's secular music.
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