Renaissance
1400-1749
971 items in this era
Premieres accelerate, court and church production expands, and early venue infrastructure starts to stabilize musical circulation.
- Premiere events become a dominant historical signal.
- Birth/death and work-premiere relations tighten into recognizable lineages.
- Opera and sacred performance institutions become persistent anchors.
Composers
200 composers from the Renaissance era, ranked by historical significance.
Claudio Monteverdi
1567–1643
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1525–1594
Josquin des Prez
1455–1521
Johannes Ockeghem
1410–1497
Orlande de Lassus
1532–1594
William Byrd
1538–1623
Hans Leo Hassler
1564–1612
Fabritio Caroso
1526–1605
Johannes Eccard
1553–1611
Antonio Brunelli
1577–1630
Arnolt Schlick
1455–1525
Johann Daniel Mylius
1585–1642
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1572–1632
Pietro Aron
1480–1545
Salamone Rossi
1570–1630
Andreas Pevernage
1542–1591
Christopher Tye
1505–1573
Adam Gumpeltzhaimer
1559–1625
Adam Jarzębski
1590–1648
Adrian Willaert
1480–1562
Adriano Banchieri
1568–1634
Adrianus Petit Coclico
1499–1562
Alexander Agricola
1446–1506
Alonso Lobo
1555–1617
Andreas Düben
1590–1662
Antoine Busnois
1430–1492
Antonio Cifra
1584–1629
Antonio de Cabezahueca
1510–1566
Antonio Scandello
1517–1580
Antonio Valente
1520–1580
Baldassare Donato
1520–1603
Bálint Bakfark
1507–1576
Agostino Agazzari
1578–1640
Anthony de Countie
Unknown–1579
Benedetto Pallavicino
1551–1601
Carlo Gesualdo
1561–1613
Caspar Othmayr
1515–1553
Cesare Negri
1535–1605
Cipriano de Rore
1515–1565
Claude Goudimel
1505–1572
Claude Le Jeune
1528–1600
Claudia Sessa
1570–1617
Claudin de Sermisy
1490–1562
Claudio Merulo
1533–1604
Conrad Paumann
1415–1473
Constantijn Huygens
1596–1687
Cornelis Verdonck
1563–1625
Cosimo Bottegari
1554–1620
Notable Events
Approximate start of the Renaissance period in Western art music
Curated period boundary used for navigation; exact boundaries vary by source.
Hospital Chapel of St. George opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
Premiere of Mankind
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Gewandhaus opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
Premiere of The World and the Child
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Everyman
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Yambol Bezisten opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
Premiere of Tullia
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Conservatorio di S. Maria di Loreto is founded or opens
Derived from conservatory opening/inception statements.
Premiere of A Satire of the Three Estates
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of The Disobedient Child
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Palamon and Arcite
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Horestes
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Liberality and Prodigality
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Aminta
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of The Dismissal of the Greek Envoys
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Ballet Comique de la Reine
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini is founded or opens
Derived from conservatory opening/inception statements.
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia is founded or opens
Derived from conservatory opening/inception statements.
Premiere of The Pilgrim Woman
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Edward III
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Summer's Last Will and Testament
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Il pastor fido
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of King Leir
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Il pastor fido
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Premiere of Dafne (Jacopo Peri)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio in Capuana is founded or opens
Derived from conservatory opening/inception statements.
Premiere of Dafne (Jacopo Peri)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo is founded or opens
Derived from conservatory opening/inception statements.
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