The Renaissance Period was a vibrant time when knowledge and fine arts flourished. Artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, and Titian were painting some of humanity's most awe-inspiring works of art. Wars like the War of Roses were fought between clashing dynasties in their arduous quests to rule, and great changes were made in the church during the Protestant Reformation.

1. Famous
composers of the renaissance
period

2. renaissance
 The Renaissance Period was a vibrant time when knowledge and fine
arts flourished.Artists like Leonardo daVinci, Michelangelo,
Botticelli, Raphael, andTitian were painting some of humanity's most
awe-inspiring works of art.Wars like the War of Roses were fought
between clashing dynasties in their arduous quests to rule, and great
changes were made in the church during the Protestant Reformation.
Generally classified as taking place between 1400 and 1600, these 200
years mark an incredible transformation and advancement in the world.
And among those transformations was that of great music notation and
composition. If it weren't for these great Renaissance composers, whose
ground-shaking, mold-breaking musical ideas opened a floodgate of
musical curiosity, the world of classical music we know today might be
drastically different.
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3. William byrd
 William Byrd (1543–1623)
 William Byrd is perhaps the greatest English
composer of all time.With hundreds of individual
works, Byrd seemingly mastered every style of
music that existed during his lifetime, outshining
Orlando de Lassus and Giovanni Palestrina. He
was a pupil working underThomasTallis, also on
this list. Apart from his choral works, Byrd is
considered by many to be the first "genius" of
the keyboard. Many of his piano works can be
found in "My Ladye Nevells Book" and the
"Parthenia."

4. Josquin des prez
 Josquin Des Prez (1440–1521)
 Widely recognized by just his first name, Josquin Des
Prez was Europe's most sought-after musician
during his lifetime. His popularity, no doubt, was a
result of his diverse interests, combining many
contemporary styles of music. His originality and his
ability to unveil the meaning and emotions of a text
through music, both sacred and secular, added to his
popularity.While he may not be the most well-
documented composer, his reputation is strong, and
much of Josquin's music survives today, with his
masses and chansons being the most popular.

5. Thomas talis
 ThomasTallis, an English composer, flourished
as a church musician and is considered one of the
church's best early composers.Tallis served
under four English monarchs and was treated
very well. Queen Elisabeth granted him and his
pupilWilliam Boyd exclusive rights to use
England's printing press to publish music—a first
of its time. AlthoughTallis composed many
styles of music, the majority of it is arranged for
choir as Latin motets and English anthems.
WhileTallis' music is well-known, not much is
actually known about his life.

6. Piere de la rue
 Pierre de La Rue (1460–1518)
 Pierre de La Rue, a Frenco-Flemish composer and
singer, wrote many styles of music (almost as much
as Josquin). La Rue's repertoire consists entirely of
vocal music. His style of voicing shows that he
preferred low voice types, often composingCs and
B-flats below the bass clef. His most popular work,
the "Requiem," and one of the earliest
surviving Requiem masses, emphasizes the lower
voices. Along with low voicing, various rhythmic
patterns and long, flowing melodies are main
characteristics of La Rue's music.

7. Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina
 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1526–1594)
 With over hundreds of published works,
Italian composer Palestrina was the most
famous representative of the Roman School
of musical composition, greatly influencing
the development of music in the Roman
Catholic Church. Because the voicing is
extremely well balanced and beautifully
harmonized, Palestrina's polyphonic music is
smooth, pure, and transparent in sound.