Christian Worship Music c. 1500 - 1600 CE

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Chronology

16C CE: Early [1490 - 1549] / Late [1540 - 1600]

Composers

Giovanni Animuccia (b. Florence c. 1500 CE; d. Rome 1571): successor to Palestrina at St. Peter's Capella Giulia (1555 CE); 2 books of laudi spirituali for Filippo Neri's Oratory; masses and Magnificats

Felice Anerio (b. Rome c. 1560; d. Rome 1614 CE): successor to Palestrina at papal chapel; composed madrigals, masses, Magnificats, motets, laude; worked with Soriano on the Medicean edition of chant

Giovanni Francesco Anerio (b. Rome c. 1567; d. Graz 1630 CE): c. 83 motets, masses, psalm settings, dramatic dialogues and secular vocal works

Ippolito Baccusi (b. Mantua c. 1550; d. Verona 1609 CE): composed masses, motets and psalms

• Bartolomé de Escobedo (c. 1500 - 1563 CE)
• Jacques Arcadelt (c. 1505 - 1568 CE)
• Andrea Gabrieli (1510 - 1586 CE)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594 CE)
• Francisco Guerrero (c. 1528-1599 CE)
• Roland de Lassus (c. 1530 - 1594 CE)
• Giovanni Croce (c. 1557 - 1609 CE)
• Tomas Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 - 1611 CE)
• Jacobus Gallus (Jacob Handl) (1550 - 1591 CE)
• Sebastián de Vivanco (1550 - 1622 CE)

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