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When was Du Fay born?

  • 5 August 1437

  • 5 August 1397

  • 5 August 1497

  • 5 August 1474

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Guillaume Du Fay was born on 5 August 1397 in Cambrai, French Flanders, which was part of the Duchy of Burgundy. He was a French composer and music theorist of the late medieval and early Renaissance eras. He was one of the most important and influential composers of his time, and his works were widely disseminated throughout Europe.
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