Venetian School composer and organist of the late Renaissance and one of the early developers of keyboard music.
Andrea Gabrieli
A prolific and versatile composer and organist of the “Venetian School”, of the late Renaissance musical era. He was born between 1532-1533 and died in 1585.
Claudio Monteverdi
A choirmaster, musician, priest and italian composer of secular and sacred music and a pioneer in the development of opera.
Costanzo Porta
An Italian composer, teacher and expert contrapuntist of the late musical Renaissance and associated with the Venetian School.
Gioseffo Guami
(1540/2-1611), was a Venetian School composer, organist, teacher and singer of the late Renaissance.
Baldassare Donato
A composer and singer of the late Renaissance, he represented the more progressive trend in the Venetian School era.
Vincenzo Bellavere
Vincenzo Bellavere Vincenzo Bellavere (aka Bell'haver), Venetian School, organist and composer of madrigals and a few works in the grand polychoral style. Born around 1540-1541, probably in Venice, he achieved the prestigious post of first organist at St Mark’s...
Girolamo Dalla Casa
A “Venetian School” composer-performer of the late Renaissance and part of a virtuoso ensemble, with his two brothers.
Nicola Vincentino
Italian composer and music theorist of the late Renaissance; was one of the most progressive musicians of that era.
Cipriano de Rore
A Franco-Flemish composer of the musical Renaissance, active in Italy and associated with the “Venetian School”. He briefly took the prestigious position of “maestro di cappella” at St. Mark’s Basilica, between 1563-1664; on the death of his mentor Adrian Willaert.









