Transitional composers from the Medieval era (1400-1450)

Composers of a transitional period between the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras. A musician plays the vielle in a 14th century medieval manuscript. ... Renaissance music is classical music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1450 to 1600. ...

• Roy Henry (very likely King Henry V) (fl. c. 1410)
• Nicolas Grenon (c.1375-1456)
• John Dunstable (c.1380-1453)
• Hugo de Lantins (fl. c.1430)
• Arnold de Lantins (fl. c.1430)
• Leonel Power (d.1445)
• Gilles Binchois (c.1400-1460)
• Johannes Brassart (c.1400-1455)
• Guillaume Dufay (c.1400-1474)

Roy Henry (King Henry) (fl. ... Henry V Henry V, (August 9 or September 16, 1387 – August 31, 1422), King of England, son of Henry IV by Mary de Bohun, was born at Monmouth, Wales, in September 1387. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Nicolas Grenon (c. ... Events October 24 - Valdemar IV of Denmark dies and is succeeded by his grandson Olaf III of Denmark. ... Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... John Dunstable or Dunstaple (c. ... Events September 8 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols (the Golden Horde), stopping their advance at Kulikovo. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... Hugo de Lantins (fl. ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan... Arnold de Lantins (fl. ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan... Leonel Power (1370 to 1385 – June 5, 1445) was an English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras. ... Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (d. ... Gilles de Binchois or Bins (c. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births Owen Tudor, seventh generation descedant of Rhys ap Gruffydd (approximate... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Johannes Brassart (also Jean Brasart) (c. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births Owen Tudor, seventh generation descedant of Rhys ap Gruffydd (approximate... Events February 9 - Wars of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York dismissed as Protector February 23 - Johannes Gutenberg prints the first Bible on a printing press May 22 - Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans - Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick defeat... Dufay (left), with Gilles Binchois Guillaume Dufay (c. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births Owen Tudor, seventh generation descedant of Rhys ap Gruffydd (approximate... Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ...

Early Renaissance composers (1450-1500)

• John Browne (?-1505)
• Conrad Paumann (c.1410-1473)
• Johannes Ockeghem (c.1415-1497)
• Johannes Regis (c.1425-c.1496)
• Walter Frye (fl. c.1450-1475)
• Robert Morton (c.1430-after 1475)
• Antoine Busnois (c.1430-1492)
• Juan de Urrede (c.1430-after 1482)
• Firminus Caron (fl. c.1460-c.1475)
• Juan Pérez de Gijón (fl. c.1460-1500)
• Francisco de la Torre (fl. c.1460-1500)
• Juan de Triana (fl. c.1460-1500)
• Richard Hygons (c.1435-c1509)
• Johannes Tinctoris (c.1435-1511)
• Johannes Martini (c.1440-1497 or 1498)
• Heinrich Finck (1444 or 1445-1527)
• Hayne van Ghizeghem (c.1445-c.1480)
• Gaspar van Weerbeke (c.1445-after 1517)
• Alexander Agricola (1446?-1506)
• Josquin des Prez (c1450-1521)
• Edmund Turges (c1450 - ?)
• Walter Lambe (c1450 - after 1504)
• Robert Wilkinson (c1450 - 1515 or later)
• Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517)
• Jean Japart (fl. c.1474-1481)
• Loyset Compère (c1450-1518)
• Arnolt Schlick (c1450-c1525)
• Franchinus Gaffurius (1451-1522)
• Jacob Obrecht (c1453-1505)
• Jacobus Barbireau (1455-1491)
• Jean Mouton (c1459-1522)
• Paul Hofhaimer (1459-1537)
• Pierre de La Rue (c1460-1518)
• Antoine Brumel (1460-after 1520)
• Robert Fayrfax (1464-1521)
• Richard Davy (c1465-c1507)
• William Cornysh (c1465-1523)
• Pedro de Escobar (c1465-1535)
• Juan del Encina (1468-c1529)
• Marchetto Cara (c1470-1525?)
• Carpentras (c1470-1548)
• Antoine de Févin (c1470-1511 or 1512)
• Robert de Févin (fl. late 15th, early 16th c.) (brother of Antoine de Févin)
• Mathieu Gascongne (fl. early 16th c.)
• Francisco de Peñalosa (c1470-1528)
• Bartolomeo Tromboncino (c1470-c1535)

// Events March 5 - Papal dispensation issued for the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon June 27 - Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his fathers command King Alexander_of_Poland signed Nihil_novi act - Poland became Nobles Democracy Poland prohibits peasants from leaving... Conrad Paumann (c. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ... Ockeghem (with glasses) and his singers Johannes Ockeghem (c. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... Events May 10 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. ... Johannes Regis (Jehan Leroy) (c. ... Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births Deaths March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Ashikaga shogun July 21 - Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor Categories: 1425 ... Events January 3 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine. ... Walter Frye (d. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Robert Morton (c. ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Antoine Busnois (also Busnoys) (c. ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan... Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan... Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Juan Pérez de Gijón (fl. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India. ... Johannes Tinctoris (c. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... Events Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor. ... Johannes Martini (c. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... Events May 10 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. ... Events Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama visits Quelimane and Moçambique in southeastern Africa. ... Heinrich Finck (c. ... Events March 1 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance April 16 - Truce of Tours. ... Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (d. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Hayne van Ghizeghem (c. ... Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (d. ... Events Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Gaspar van Weerbeke (c. ... Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (d. ... Events January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. ... Alexander Agricola (1445 or 1446 – August 1506) was a Franco_Flemish composer of the Renaissance. ... Events Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. ... // Events Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... Josquin Des Prez Josquin Des Prez (diminutive of Joseph; latinized Josquinus Pratensis) (c. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Heinrich Isaac (around 1450 - March 26, 1517) was a composer. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. ... Jean Japart (fl. ... Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... Events May 3 - Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Beyazid II. May 21 - Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481-1513) With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou was reverted... Manuscript of Omnium bonorum plena, a motet by Compère, and probably his earliest surviving work; the exact date is unknown, but probably c. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Arnolt Schlick (c1460 - after 1521) was a German organist and composer of the Renaissance. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Franchinus Gaffurius (January 14, 1451 – June 25, 1522) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. ... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... Jacob Obrecht Jacob Obrecht (November 22, around 1450–1505) was a Dutch composer. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... // Events March 5 - Papal dispensation issued for the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon June 27 - Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his fathers command King Alexander_of_Poland signed Nihil_novi act - Poland became Nobles Democracy Poland prohibits peasants from leaving... Events February 9 - Wars of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York dismissed as Protector February 23 - Johannes Gutenberg prints the first Bible on a printing press May 22 - Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans - Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick defeat... // Events December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France. ... Jean Mouton (c. ... <html> <marquee> This page sucks! </marquee> ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... <html> <marquee> This page sucks! </marquee> ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Pierre de La Rue (c. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Antoine Brumel (around 1460 – around or after 1515) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Events January 18 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ... Events February - Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry - Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... // Events The western continent is named America on the maps of Martin Waldseemüller. ... William Cornysh (1465 – 1523) was an English composer, dramatist, actor, and poet, and much more. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry - Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... Pedro de Escobar (c. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry - Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ... Juan del Encina (1469-c. ... Events Births Charles I of Savoy February 29 - Pope Paul III Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, dramatist and composer Deaths February 3 - Johannes Gutenberg, publisher Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, Albanias national hero Gennadius II, Patriarch of Constantinople Joanot Martorell, author of Tirant lo Blanc Categories: 1468 ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Marchetto Cara (c. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Carpentras (also Elzéar Genet, Eliziari Geneti) (c. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Antoine de Févin (c. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Events Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ... Robert de Févin (late 15th and early 16th centuries) was a French composer of the Renaissance. ... Mathieu Gascongne (also Matthieu Gascongne, Matthieu Gascogne, Matthias Gascogne) (fl. ... Francisco de Peñalosa (c. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Bartolomeo Tromboncino (c. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ...

Middle Renaissance composers (1500-1550)

• Bartolomeo degli Organi (1474-1539)
• Filippo de Lurano (c1475-c1520)
• Philippe Verdelot (c1475-before 1552)
• Jean l'Heritier (1480-1552)
• Gasparo Alberti (c1480-1560)
• Jean Richafort (c1480-1547)
• Hans Buchner (1483-c1540)
• Jacquet of Mantua (1483-1559)
• Robert Carver (1484-1568)
• Nicholas Ludford (1485-1557)
• Hugh Aston (c1485-1558)
• Clément Janequin (c1485-1558)
• Pierre Moulu (c1485-c1550)
• Martin Agricola (1486-1556)
• Ludwig Senfl (c1486-c1542)
• John Taverner (c1490-1545)
• Leonhard Kleber (c1490-1556)
• Bernardo Pisano (1490-1548)
• Thomas Crecquillon (c1490-?1557)
• Sandrin (Pierre Regnault) (c.1490-c.1560)
• Claudin de Sermisy (c1490-1562)
• Adrian Willaert (c1490-1562)
• Francesco de Layolle (1492-c1540)
• Lupus Hellenck (c.1494-1541)
• Lupus (c.1495-after 1530)
• Costanzo Festa (c1495-1545)
• Nicolas Gombert (c1495-c1560)
• David Peebles (fl. c1530-1579)
• Pietro Paolo Borrono (fl. c1531-1549)
• Johann Walter (1496-1570)
• Francesco da Milano (1497-1543)
• Luis de Narvaez (fl. c1540)
• Heliodoro de Paiva (c1500-1552)
• Cristóbal de Morales (c1500-1553)
• Luis de Milán (c1500-c1561)
• Tielman Susato (c1500-c1562)
• Bartolomé de Escobedo (c1500-1563)
• Jacques Buus (c1500-1565)
• Hilaire Penet (1501?-15??)
• Francesco Corteccia (1502-1571)
• Giovanni Paolo Paladini (fl. c1540-1560)
• Marco da l'Aquila (fl. c1505-1555)
• Jacques Arcadelt (1505?-1568) (also known as Jacob Arcadelt)
• Christopher Tye (c1505-1572?)
• Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
• Johannes Lupi (c1506-1539)
• Bálint Bakfark (1507-1576) (aka Valentin/Valentine/Valentinus Bakfark)
• Giovanni Battista Conforti (fl. c1550)
• Jacob Clemens non Papa (c1510-c1555) (Jacques Clément)
• Guillaume Morlaye (c1510-c1558)
• Claudio Veggio (c1510-15??)
• Loys Bourgeois (c1510-1560) (also known as Louis Bourgeois)
• Pierre de Manchicourt (c1510-1564)
• Juan Bermudo (c1510-c1565)
• Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)
• Jean Maillard (c1510-c1570)
• Diego Ortiz (c1510-c1570)
• Claude Goudimel (c1510-1572)
• Alonso Mudarra (c1510-1580)
• Andrea Gabrieli (c.1510-1586)
• Giuseppe Guami (1510-1586)
• Vincenzo Ruffo (c.1510-1587)
• Pierre Certon (d.1572)
• Agostino Agostini (d.1569)
• Ambrose Lupo (d.1591)
• Giovanni Domenico da Nola (c.1515-1592)
• John Sheppard (c1515-1559)
• Cypriano de Rore (c1515-1565)
• Tomás de Santa María (c1515-1570)
• Adrian Le Roy (fl. c1550-1580)
• Antonio Carreira (c1515-c1590)
• Leonardo Meldart Fiamengo (fl. c1550-1600)
• Fabrizio Dentice (fl. c1550-1600)
• Gioseffo Zarlino (1517-1590)
• John Black (c1520-1587)
• Vincenzo Galilei (c1520-1591)
• Didier Lupi Second (c.1520-after 1559)

Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... Filippo de Lurano (also Luprano, or Lorano) (c. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Events January 18 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ... Philippe Verdelot was a French composer of the Renaissance, who spent most of his life in Italy. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Jean Richafort (c. ... Events Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Jacquet of Mantua (Jacques Colebault) (1483–October 2, 1559) was a French composer of the Renaissance, who spent almost his entire life in Italy. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Robert Carver (ca. ... Events July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and witches in Germany with the lead of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger First cuirassier units (kyrissers) formed in Austria Births January... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Events August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Hugh Aston (c. ... Events August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Clément Janequin (c. ... Events August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Pierre Moulu (1480 or 1490–c. ... Events August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Martin Agricola (January 6, 1486 – June 10, 1556) was a German composer of Renaissance music and a music theorist. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Ludwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... John Taverner should not be confused with the 20th-21st century British composer John Tavener. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Bernardo Pisano (also Pagoli) (October 12, 1490 – January 23, 1548) was an Italian composer, priest, singer, and scholar of the Renaissance. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Thomas Crecquillon (c. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Sandrin (Pierre Regnault) (c. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Adrian Willaert (c. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Francesco de Layolle (also spelled dellAiolle, dellAiuola, dellAjolle, dellAiolli), (March 4, 1492 – c. ... Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Events February 22 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the citys throne. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Costanzo Festa (c. ... Events February 22 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the citys throne. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Nicolas Gombert (c. ... Events February 22 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the citys throne. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Events January 3 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Francesco da Milano (1497-1543) was a medieval Italian lutist virtuoso and composer. ... Events May 10 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. ... Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Cristóbal de Morales (c. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Luis de Milán (c. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Tielman Susato (also Tylman) (c. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Bartolomé de Escobedo (c. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Jacques Buus (c. ... // Events Europes population was ~60 million. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Hilaire Penet (born 1501?) was a French composer of the Renaissance, who worked for at least the earlier part of his life in Rome. ... Events Alexander becomes King of Poland. ... Events January 1 - Portuguese explorers sailed into Guanabra Bay, Brazil and mistook it for the mouth of a river which they named Rio de Janeiro May 9 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final trip to the New World. May 21 - Portuguese discover island of St Helena. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... // Events March 5 - Papal dispensation issued for the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon June 27 - Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his fathers command King Alexander_of_Poland signed Nihil_novi act - Poland became Nobles Democracy Poland prohibits peasants from leaving... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Jacques Arcadelt (also Jacob Arcadelt) (1504 or 1505 – October 14, 1568) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the middle to late Renaissance, principally of madrigals and chansons. ... // Events March 5 - Papal dispensation issued for the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon June 27 - Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his fathers command King Alexander_of_Poland signed Nihil_novi act - Poland became Nobles Democracy Poland prohibits peasants from leaving... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Christopher Tye (around 1505 - around 1572) was an English composer and organist. ... // Events March 5 - Papal dispensation issued for the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon June 27 - Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his fathers command King Alexander_of_Poland signed Nihil_novi act - Poland became Nobles Democracy Poland prohibits peasants from leaving... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Thomas Tallis Thomas Tallis (ca. ... // Events March 5 - Papal dispensation issued for the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon June 27 - Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his fathers command King Alexander_of_Poland signed Nihil_novi act - Poland became Nobles Democracy Poland prohibits peasants from leaving... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Johannes Lupi (c. ... // Events Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... Bálint Bakfark (1507–August 15 or August 22, 1576) (His name is variously spelled as Bachfarrt, Backvart, Bekwark, and occasionally his first name is rendered as Valentin) was a Hungarian composer and lutenist of the Renaissance. ... // Events The western continent is named America on the maps of Martin Waldseemüller. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Jacques Clément or Jacob Clemens non Papa (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Claudio Maria Veggio (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Loys Bourgeois (Louis Bourgeois) (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Pierre de Manchicourt (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events March 8 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Antonio de Cabezón (1510–March 26, 1566) was a Spanish composer and organist of the Renaissance. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Jean Maillard (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Claude Goudimel was a French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Alonso Mudarra (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Andrea Gabrieli (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Vincenzo Ruffo (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Pierre Certon (c1510-1520–February 23, 1572) was a French composer of the Renaissance. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... John Sheppard (around 1515–1559 or 1560) was an English composer and organist. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Cypriano de Rore or Cipriano de Rore (1515 or 1516 – September 1565) was a Franco-Flemish composer and teacher. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Tomás de Santa María (also Tomás de Sancta Maria) (d. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... Gioseffo Zarlino (January 31 or March 22, 1517 – February 4, 1590), was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. ... Events January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Events January 18 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Vincenzo Galilei (1520 – July 2, 1591) was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist, and the father of the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei. ... Events January 18 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Events January 18 - King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ...

Late Renaissance composers (1550-1600)

• Vicente Lusitano (fl. 1550-1561)
• Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)
• Girolamo Cavazzoni (c1525-after 1577)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c1525-1594)
• Baldassare Donato (1525 to 1530-1603)
• Hermann Finck (1527-1558)
• Annibale Padovano (1527-1575)
• John Angus (fl. c1562-1595)
• Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
• Alberto da Ripa (1529-1551)
• Costanzo Porta (c1529-1601)
• William Mundy (c1530-before 1591)
• Rodrigo de Ceballos (c1530-1591)
• Guillaume Boni (c1530-1594)
• Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (c1530-1597)
• Fabrizzio Caroso (c1530-after 1600)
• Guillaume Costeley (1530-1606)
• Claude Le Jeune (1530-1600)
• Orlandus Lassus (c1531-1594) (also known as Orlando di Lasso)
• Jacobus de Kerle (1531 or 1532-1591)
• Hernando Franco (1532-1585)
• Giammateo Asola (1532 or earlier-1609)
• Claudio Merulo (1533-1604)
• Lodovico Agostini (1534-1590)
• Francesco Soto de Langa (1534-1619)
• Pietro Vinci (c1535-1584)
• Filippo Azzaiolo (fl. 1557-1569)
• Girolamo Conversi (fl. c1570-1590)
• Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
• Robert Whyte (1538-1574)
• Giovanni Leonardo Primavera (1540-1585)
• Maddalena Casulana (c1540-c1590)
• Vincenzo Bellavere (15??-1587)
• Alessandro Striggio (c1540-1592)
• Francisco de Peraza (fl. c1575-c1600)
• Gioseffo Guami (c1540-1611)
• Hernando de Cabezón (1541-1602)
• Anthony Holborne (?-1602)
• William Byrd (1543-1623)
• Alfonso Ferrabosco (I) (1543-1588)
• Giovanni Maria Nanino (Nanini) (1543 or 1544-1607)
• Francesco Guami (c.1544-1602)
• Girolamo Dalla Casa (d.1601)
• Jacob Polonais (c1545 - 1605)
• Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c1545-1607)
• Giulio Caccini (c1545-1618)
• Marc Antonio Ingegneri (c1547-1592)
• Manuel Mendes (c1547-1605)
• Francesco Soriano (c1548-1621)
• Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
• Eustache Du Caurroy (1549-1609)
• Giovanni de Macque (c.1549-1614)
• Emilio de' Cavalieri (c1550-1602)
• Jacobus Gallus (Jacob Handl) (1550-1591)
• Pomponio Nenna (c1550-1613)
• Pedro de Cristo (c1550-1618)
• Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605)
• Girolamo Belli (1552-c.1620)
• Leonhard Lechner (c1553-1606)
• Luca Marenzio (c1553-1599)
• Paolo Bellasio (1554-1594)
• Girolamo Diruta (c1554-after 1610)
• Alonso Lobo (c1555-1617)
• Nicholas Strogers (fl. c1590-1620)
• Gabriele Villani (c1555-1625)
• Manuel Rodrigues Coelho (c1555-c1635)
• Richardo Rogniono (15?? - 1620)
• Johannes Nucius (c.1556-1620)
• Giovanni Croce (c1557-1609)
• Conte Alfonso Fontanelli (1557-1622)
• Jacques Mauduit (1557-1627)
• Thomas Morley (1557-1603)
• Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)
• Giovanni Bassano (c1558-1617)
• Giulio Belli (c1560-c1621)
• Ruggiero Giovannelli (c1560-1625)
• Antonio Il Verso (c1560-1621)
• Giovanni Bernardino Nanino (1560-1623)
• Peter Philips (1560-1628)
• Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629)
• William Brade (1560-1630)
• Dario Castello (c1560-c1640)
• Felice Anerio (c1560-1614)
• Jacopo Peri (1561-1633)
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
• Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)
• John Bull (1562-1628)
• John Dowland (1563-1626)
• Giles Farnaby (c1563-1640)
• Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic (1564-1621)
• Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia (1565-1627)
• Ascanio Mayone (1565-1627)
• Duarte Lobo (c1565-1647)
• Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638)
• Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650)
• Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613)
• Thomas Campion (1567-1620)
• Christoph Demantius (1567-1643)
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
• Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634)
• Diomedes Cato (c1570-after 1615)
• Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622)
• Alphonso Ferrabosco (II) (c1570-1628)
• Michael Praetorius (c1571-1621)
• Thomas Lupo (1571-1627)
• Daniel Bacheler (1572-1618)
• Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)
• Juan Pujol (c1573-1626)
• Claudio Pari (1574-after 1619)
• John Wilbye (1574-1638)
• William Simmes (c1575-c1625)
• John Coprario (c1575-1626)
• John Maynard (c1576 - before 1633)
• Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
• Melchior Franck (1579-1639)
• Sigismondo d'India (c1582-1629)
• Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
• Antonio Cifra (1584-1629)
• John Jenkins (1592-1678)
• William Corkine (15?? - after 1617)
• Richard Sumarte (15?? - after 1630)

Vicente Lusitano was a 16th century Portuguese music composer and theorist. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Philippe de Monte (1521 – July 4, 1603) was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Born in Palestrina (Praeneste) or Rome, 1525, latest February 1, 1526 – February 2, 1594 in Rome) was an Italian composer of Renaissance music. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... Baldassare Donato (also Donati) (1525-1530 – June 1603) was an Italian composer and singer of the Venetian school of the late Renaissance. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April... Hermann Finck (21 March 1527 - 28 December 1558) was a German composer. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Annibale Padovano (1527 – March 15, 1575) was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance Venetian School. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Francisco Guerrero (October 4 (?), 1528 – November 8, 1599) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Constanzo Porta (1528 or 1529 – May 19, 1601) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, and a representative of what is known today as the Venetian School. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... Elias Ammerbach (Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach) (c. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Claude Le Jeune (1528 to 1530 – buried September 26, 1600) was a French composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... Orlande de Lassus, a. ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Hernando Franco (1532 – November 28, 1585) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, who was mainly active in Guatemala and Mexico. ... Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Giammateo Asola (1532 or earlier – October 1, 1609) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Claudio Merulo (Merlotti, Merulus) (also Claudio da Correggio) (April 8, 1533 – May 5, Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance, famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music in the Venetian polychoral style. ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Lodovico Agostini (1534 – September 20, 1590) was an Italian composer, singer, priest, and scholar of the late Renaissance. ... Events May 10 - Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Events May 10 - Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Filippo Azzaiolo was a 16th century Italian composer. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Giaches de Wert (1535 – May 6, 1596) was a Franco-Flemish composer active in Italy. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Maddalena Casulana (c. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Vincenzo Bellavere (also Bellhaver, Bellaver, Belaver) (15?? – September 1587) was an Italian composer of the Venetian School. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Alessandro Striggio (c. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... Gioseffo Guami (c. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... This page is about the year. ... Anthony Holborne (c. ... This page is about the year. ... William Byrd William Byrd (1540? – July 4, 1623) was one of the most celebrated English composers in the Renaissance. ... Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Alfonso Ferrabosco (Alfonso Ferrabosco (I); his son, Alfonso Ferrabosco (II) was also a composer) (baptized January 18, 1543 – August 12, 1588) was an Italian composer. ... Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Giovanni Maria Nanino (also Nanini) (1543 or 1544 – March 11, 1607) was an Italian composer and teacher of the late Renaissance. ... Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... This page is about the year. ... Girolamo Dalla Casa (d. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... Caccini, Le Nuove musiche, 1601, title page Giulio Caccini (c. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... Marc Antonio Ingegneri (also Ingegnieri, Ingignieri, Ingignero, Inzegneri) (c1547 – July 1, 1592) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Manuel Mendes (c. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Francesco Soriano (1548 or 1549–1621) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – August 20, 1611) was a gifted Spanish composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Giovanni de Macque (Jean de Macque) (?1548-1550 – September 1614) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance, who spent almost his entire life in Italy. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... Emilio de Cavalieri (c. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... This page is about the year. ... Jacobus Gallus Carniolus (Jacob Handl) (1550 – July 18, 1591) was a Slovenian composer. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Pomponio Nenna (1550-1555 – before October 22, 1613) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... Orazio Vecchi (December 6, 1550 (baptized) – February 19, 1605) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Leonhard Lechner (c. ... Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Luca Marenzio (1553? - August 22, 1599) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... Paolo Bellasio (May 20, 1554 – July 10, 1594) was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance. ... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... Girolamo Diruta (c. ... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Alonso Lobo (c. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Johannes Nucius (also Nux, Nucis) (c. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Giovanni Croce (also Ioanne a Cruce Clodiensis) (1557 – May 15, 1609) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance, of the Venetian School. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Jacques Mauduit (September 16, 1557 – August 21, 1627) was a French composer of the late Renaissance. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Thomas Morley (1557 or 1558 – October 1602) was an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost member of the English Madrigal School. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April... Giovanni Gabrieli (1553–1556? – August 12, 1612) was an Italian composer and organist. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Giovanni Bassano (c. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Giulio Belli (c. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Ruggiero Giovannelli (c. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Giovanni Bernardino Nanino (c. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... Hieronymus Praetorius (August 10, 1560 – January 27, 1629) was a north German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and very early Baroque eras. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... William Brade (1560 – February 26, 1630) was an English composer, violinist, and viol player of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, mainly active in northern Germany. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Dario Castello (15?–1630?) was an Italian composer and instrumentalist from the early Baroque period, who worked and published in Venice. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Felice Anerio (1560 – September 26 or 27, 1614) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, and a member of the Roman School of composers. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... Jacopo Peri (August 20, 1561 – August 12, 1633) was an Italian composer and singer, often called the inventor of opera. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–October 16, 1621) was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Hans Leo Hassler (baptized August 17, 1562 – June 8, 1612) was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... John Bull (1562 or 1563–March 12, 1628) was a British composer, musician, and organ builder. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... John Dowland (pronounced to rhyme with Roland) (1563 – February 20, 1626) was an English, possibly Irish-born composer and lutenist. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Giles Farnaby was born in 1560 in Truro, Cornwall, England, and died in November of 1640 in London, England. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Portrait of Krystof Harant by Aegidius Sadeler KryÅ¡tof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic (1564 – June 21, 1621) was a Czech nobleman, soldier, writer and composer. ... Events March 8 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Duarte Lobo (c. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Manuel Cardoso (baptized December 11, 1566 – November 24, 1650) was a Portuguese composer and organist. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa Carlo Gesualdo (?March 8, ?1566 – September 8, 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, lutenist, nobleman, and notorious murderer of the late Renaissance. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Thomas Campion, sometimes Campian (February 12, 1567 – March 1, 1620) was an English composer, poet and physician. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Christoph Demantius (December 15, 1567 – April 20, 1643) was a German composer, music theorist, writer and poet. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi in Venice, 1640, by Bernardo Strozzi Claudio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 (baptised) – November 29, 1643) was an Italian composer, violinist and singer. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Adriano Banchieri (September 3, 1568 – 1634) was an Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... Michael Praetorius Michael Praetorius (probably February 15, 1571 – February 15, 1621) was a German composer and writer on music. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... Thomas Tomkins (1572 – June 9, 1656) was a Welsh-born composer of the late Tudor and early Stuart period. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Juan Pujol (Joan Pau Pujol) (baptized June 18, 1570 – May 17, 1626) was a Catalan composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Claudio Pari (1574 – after 1619) was a Sicilian composer, of Burgundian birth, of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... John Wilbye, English 16th-century madrigal composer, was born probably at Bury St Edmunds, but the details of his life are obscure. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... John Cooper (around 1570 - 1626), also known as Giovanni Coprario or Coperario, was an English composer, viol player and lutenist. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Thomas Weelkes (1576? – 30 November 1626) was an English composer and organist. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Melchior Franck (c. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Sigismondo dIndia (c. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... Orlando Gibbons Orlando Gibbons (baptised December 25, 1583 – June 5, 1625) was an English composer and organist of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periods. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Antonio Cifra (1584–October 2, 1629) was an Italian composer of the Roman School of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... John Jenkins (1592-1678) was an English composer. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ...

See also

There is considerable overlap near the beginning and end of this era. See lists of composers for the previous and following eras.

• List of Medieval composers
• List of Baroque composers