Franco-Flemish composer and organist of the early Venetian School; during the late Renaissance musical era. Probably born around 1500, he died in Vienna in late August, 1565.
Claudio Merulo
Venetian School composer and organist, was most famous for his innovative keyboard music and polychoral style ensemble music.
Girolamo Diruta
Venetian School composer, organist, music theorist; famous as a teacher and for his treatises on counterpoint and keyboard technique.
Gioseffo Zarlino
Venetian School composer and celebrated music theorist; contributed to the theory of musical tuning and counterpoint.
Giovanni Croce
A Venetian School composer of both sacred and secular music; was particularly prominent as a madrigalist in Italy and abroad.
Giovanni Bassano
A “Venetian School” composer and cornetist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
Giulio Cesare Martinengo
Venetian School composer and teacher of the late Renaissance and early Baroque musical era.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Composer and organist, he represented the end of the “Venetian School” style and the move into the baroque musical era.
Adrian Willaert.
From West Flanders, he was a composer of the Renaissance musical period and considered founder of the “Venetian School ”.
The Venice Theatre Biennale
Founded in 1934, aka the “International Theatre Festival”, takes place annually in July. It is part of the Venice Biennale family of major exhibitions and festivals of Art, Architecture, Dance, Music, Children’s Carnival and Film.









