Luca Marenzio (died on the 22nd of August 1599) was a far-famed Italian composer and singer of the late Renaissance, who was born on the 18th of October 1553 or 1554. He was one of the most prominent composers of madrigals. In total, Marenzio wrote around 500 madrigals. His works...
Guillaume Dufay: a renowned Franco-Flemish composer
Guillaume Dufay was born on the 5th of August 1397 near Brussels, Burgundian Netherlands (modern Belgium). Becoming a renowned Franco-Flemish composer, he lived a long life and died on the 27th of November 1474 in Cambrai (modern France). Being probably the illegitimate son of a priest and Marie Dufay, Guillaume...