Guillaume Du Fay

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/guillaume-du-fay

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Guillaume Du Fay born?Circa 1397
2. Where was Guillaume Du Fay born?Hainaut, Duchy of Burgundy (modern-day Belgium)
3. When did Guillaume Du Fay die?November 27, 1474

Ars Nova: A period of significant musical innovation in the 14th century, characterized by new rhythmic and notational developments.
Isorhythm: A complex rhythmic technique in medieval music where a repeated rhythmic pattern (talea) is combined with a repeated melodic pattern (color).
Cantus Firmus: A pre-existing melody, often from plainchant, used as the basis for a new polyphonic composition.
Chanson: A French secular song, popular during the medieval and Renaissance periods, often set to poetry.