Renaissance music

Classical music written during the Renaissance period, approximately 1450 to 1600 A.D.

It is characterized by the introduction of the interval of the third into European art music (in the Middle Ages, thirds had been considered dissonances: see interval), and the continued development of polyphony (Greek: many-voices). Masses, motets and other liturgical music was composed for churches; aristocrats and rich bourgeois sang, played and were entertained by secular songs for many voices or consort music for recorder or viol da gamba. Printing made music more widely available.

Forms

• Madrigal
• Chanson
• Lute song
• Motet
• Mass (music)

Composers

• Martin Agricola (1466-1506)
• Jacques Arcadelt (1505?-1568) (also known as Jacob Arcadelt)
• Elias N. Ammerbach (c1530-1597)
• Hugh Aston (c1485-1558)
• Balint Bakfark (1507-1576) (aka Valentin/Valentine/Valentinus Bakfark)
• Juan Bermudo (c1510-c1565)
• Antoine Brumel (1460-after 1520)
• Hans Buchner (1483-c1540)
• Antoine Busnois) (c1430-1492)
• William Byrd (1543-1623)
• Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)
• Giulio Caccini (c1545-1618)
• Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
• Marchetto Cara (c1470-1525?)
• Emilio de' Cavalieri (c1550-1602)
• Girolamo Cavazzoni (c1525-after 1577)
• Jacob Clemens non Papa (c1510-c1555) (Jacques Clément)
• Loyset Compère (c1450-1518)
• William Cornysh (c1465-1523)
• Richard Davy (c1465-c1507)
• Girolamo Diruta (1557-1612)
• John Dowland (1563-1626)
• Guillaume Dufay (c.1400-1474)
• Juan del Encina (1468-c1529)
• Pedro de Escobar (c1465-1535)
• Robert Fayrfax (1464-1521)
• Constanzo Festa (c1490-1545)
• Walter Frye (fl. c1450-1475)
• Andrea Gabrieli (c.1510-1586)
• Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)
• Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613)
• Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
• Nicolas Gombert (c1495-c1560)
• Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
• Paul Hofhaimer (1459-1537)
• Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517)
• Clément Janequin (c1485-1558)
• Claude Le Jeune (1530-1600)
• Leonhard Kleber (c1490-1556)
• Orlandus Lassus (c1531-1594) (also known as Orlando di Lasso)
• Pierre de Manchicourt (c1510-1564)
• Luca Marenzio (c1553-1599)
• Claudio Merulo (1533-1604)
• Luis de Milán (c1500-c1561)
• Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)
• Cristóbal de Morales (c1500-1553)
• Thomas Morley (1557-1603)
• Robert Morton (c1430-after 1475)
• Jean Mouton (c1459-1522)
• Alonso Mudarra (c1508-1580)
• Jacob Obrecht (c1453-1505)
• Johannes Ockeghem (c1415-1497)
• Diego Ortiz (c1510-c1570)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c1525-1594)
• Francisco de Peñalosa (c1470-1528)
• Jacopo Peri (1561-1633)
• Costanzo Porta (c1529-1601)
• Josquin des Prez (c.1440-1521)
• Cypriano de Rore (c1515-1565)
• Pierre de la Rue (c1460-1518)
• Tomás de Sancta Maria (c1515-1570)
• Heinrich Scheidemann (c1595-1663)[1]
• Arnolt Schlick (c1450-c1525)
• Ludwig Senfl (c1486-c1542)
• Claudin de Sermisy (c1490-1562)
• John Sheppard (c1515-1559)
• Alessandro Striggio (c1535-1592)
• Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
• John Taverner (c1490-1545)
• Bartolomeo Tromboncino (c1470-c1535)
• Christopher Tye (c1505-1572?)
• Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605)
• Philippe Verdelot (c1475-before 1552)
• Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
• Johann Walter (1496-1570)
• Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
• Adrian Willaert (c1490-1562)
• Gioseffo Zarlino (1517-1590)