The Dufay Collective is an early-music ensemble from the United Kingdom, specializing in Medieval and

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. Founded in 1987, it was named after the Renaissance composer Guillaume Dufay. The group is directed by William Lyons. Group size and personnel varies according to the needs of the project.

Current members

*William Lyons, Artistic Director: flute, recorder, shawm, bagpipes, dulcian, *Rebecca Austen-Brown, vielle, recorder *Jon Banks: harp, gittern, guitar

CD Discography

*''A L'Estampida: medieval dance music'' (1991) - described by the BBC as "influential". *''A Dance in the Garden of Mirth: medieval instrumental music'' (1994) *''Miri It Is: songs and instrumental music from medieval England'' (1995) *''Johnny, Cock thy

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: popular music-making in 17th century England'' (1996) *''On the Banks of the Seine: music of the trouvères'' (1997) *''Miracles: 13th century Spanish songs in Praise of the Virgin Mary'' (1997) *''Cancionero - Music for the Spanish Court 1470-1520'' (2002) -

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nominated in the 'Best Small Ensemble Performance' category. *''Music for

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'' (2005) *''A L'Estampida - 15¾th Anniversary Edition'' (2005) *''The Play of Daniel'' (2008) *''To Drive The Cold Winter Away'' (2012) *''I Have Set My Hert So Hy'' (2015) The group has also collaborated for several movie soundtracks, including those of '' Hamlet'', ''

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'', '' A Knight's Tale'', and '' Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''.

References

External links

Official siteDonald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music: The Dufay Collective
Instrumental early music groups Musical collectives Musical groups established in 1987 Magnatune artists Medieval musical groups Early music groups {{UK-band-stub