Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley (1557 – early October 1602) was an English composer, music theorist, singer, and organist who lived during the late Renaissance period. He was one of the most important members of the English Madrigal School. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Morley helped blend Italian musical styles with English music.
Luca Marenzio
Luca Marenzio (also spelled Marentio; born October 18, 1553 or 1554; died August 22, 1599) was an Italian composer and singer from the late Renaissance period. He was one of the most well-known composers of madrigals, a type of vocal music. He created some of the most famous madrigals in the late Renaissance, before the style changed during the early Baroque period under Monteverdi.
Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa was born between March 8 and March 30, 1566, and died on September 8, 1613. He was an Italian nobleman and composer who held the titles of Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. He is most famous for writing madrigals and sacred music that used a type of musical language called chromatic, which was not commonly used again until the late 1800s.
Cipriano de Rore
Cipriano de Rore (sometimes spelled Cypriano) was born in 1515 or 1516 and died between September 11 and 20, 1565. He was a Franco-Flemish composer from the Renaissance period who worked in Italy. He was an important figure among the composers who followed Josquin des Prez and moved to Italy.
Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert (c. 1490 – 7 December 1562) was a Flemish composer who created music during the High Renaissance. He worked mostly in Italy and is known as the founder of the Venetian School.
Orlando di Lasso
Orlando di Lasso (various other names; probably around 1532 – 14 June 1594) was a composer from the late Renaissance period. He was a leading figure in the developed style of music with multiple voices in the Franco-Flemish school. Lasso is considered one of the most important composers of the later Renaissance, along with William Byrd, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, and Tomás Luis de Victoria.
William Byrd
William Byrd ( / b ɜːr d / ; c. 1540 – 4 July 1623) was an English Renaissance composer. He was considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance and had a great influence on composers in England and across the Continent.
Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis ( / ˈ t æ l ɪ s / ; also spelled Tallys or Talles ; born around 1505 – died 23 November 1585 ) was an English composer who lived during the Renaissance period. He mostly wrote music for voices, and his work is often included in collections of English choral music. Tallis is recognized as one of England’s greatest composers and is noted for his unique style in English music.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born between February 3, 1525, and February 2, 1526, and died on February 2, 1594. He was an Italian composer who lived during the late Renaissance period. Palestrina was a key figure in the Roman School of music, along with composers such as Orlande de Lassus and Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Josquin des Prez
Josquin Lebloitte dit des Prez (around 1450 to 1455 – August 27, 1521) was a singer and composer of Renaissance music. He is often described as French or Franco-Flemish. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance and was a key figure in the Franco-Flemish School.