Italian composers. Renaissance composers.

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Composers that were born in Italy, or gained the Italian nationality.

The renaissance era in music lasted from around 1400 till roughly 1600. This period can be subdivided into early renaissance (around 1400 till late 15th century), middle renaissance (late 15th century till early 16th century) and late renaissance (early16th century till around 1600).

Group members

• Abondante, Giulio (1546–1587)
• Agazzari, Agostino (1578–1640)
• Agostini, Paolo (1583–1629)
• Alberti, Gasparo (1480–1560)
• Assandra, Caterina (1570–1610)
• Banchieri, Adriano (1568–1634)
• Bellavere|Bell’Haver, Vincenzo (1530–1587)
• Bianciardi|Biaciartus|Bianchardus, Francesco (1570–1607)
• Caccini, Giulio (1545–1618)
• Casulana, Maddelena (1540–1590)
• da Milano, Francesco Canova (1497–1543)
• da Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi (1525–1594)
• Dentice, Fabrizio (1539–1581)
• Fontana, Giovanni Battista (1571–1631)
• Gabrieli, Andrea (1510–1586)
• Gabrieli, Giovanni (1553–1612)
• Gesualdo, Carlo (1566–1613)
• Giovannelli, Ruggiero (1560–1625)
• Lechner, Leon(h)ard (1553–1606)
• Luzzaschi, Luzzasco (1547–1607)
• Mainerio, Giorgio (1535–1582)
• Marenzio, Luca (1553–1599)
• Merculo, Claudio (1533–1604)
• Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604)
• Monteverdi, Claudio (1567–1643)
• Nenna, Pomponio (1550–1613)
• Peri, Jacopo (1561–1633)
• Quagliati, Paolo (1555–1628)
• Scotto, Gerolamo (–1572)
• Striggio, Alessandro (1536–1592)
• Valente, Antonio (1520–1581)
• Vecchi, Orazio (1550–1605)
• Viadana, Ludovico (1560–1627)

Sheet music

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Operatic Anthology - Volume 2
(Celebrated Arias Selected From Operas By Old And Modern Composers In Five Volumes) Compiled by Kurt Adler. Songbook (two copies needed for performance) for voice (Mezzo-Soprano, Alto) and piano. Text language English, Cyrilic*, Russian (Phonetic)*, French*, Italian*, German*. 277 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Selected Works for Small Organ of the 18th an
By Various. Edited by Bal. For organ (cembalo/piano). Italian,English and French Composers. Published by C.F. Peters.

6 two-part Canons
By Italian Renaissance Masters. For Descant and Tenor Recorders. Published by Ut Orpheus. (HS 28)

Dormendo
By Jacques (Jacob) Arcadelt. Arranged by Bryan Doughty. For Horn, Euph., Tuba. From an Italian Madrigal. Level: Renaissance. Parts and Score. Published by BVD Press.

Antiche Danze ed Arie, Suite 1 (Ancient Airs and Dances) - full score
By Ottorino Respighi. For 2, 2+1, 0, 2 - 2, 1, 0, 0, harpsichord, harp, strings. This edition: full score. Study Scores. Reprint source: Ricordi. Italian: Impressionist 20th Century Renaissance. Duration 15 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus.

Pieces for Small Organ (without Pedals); Book 1: 16th-17th Centuries (score)
By [Collection]; Cabezon, Antonio De (1510-1566); Schimd, Bernhard The Younger (1567-1625); Paix, Jakob (1556-1623); Steigleder, Adam (1561-1633); Anonymous; Maschera, Florentio (C1540-C1584); Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszon (1562-1621); Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643); Scheidt, Samuel (1587-1654); Froberger, Johann Jacob (1616-1667); Weckmann, Matthias (1619-1674); Kerll, Johann Caspar (1627-1693); Pachelbel, Johann (1653-1706). Auler, Wolfgang, (1904-198?), Compiler/Editor. For Organ. Dances, Chaconne/Passcaglia, Original Works. Reprinted from Peters. Renaissance, Baroque, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch. Score. Published by Masters.