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The Epitaph of Seiskilos is the oldest complete musical composition currently preserved. -
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The term Gregorian chant refers to a type of plainchant that is simple, monodic, and with music subordinate to the text used in the liturgy of the Catholic Church. -
Guido of Arezzo was an Italian Benedictine monk and music theorist who was one of the central figures in medieval music. -
Hildegard of Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath, active as a composer, writer, philosopher, scientist, naturalist, physician, mystic, monastic leader, and prophetess during the High Middle Ages. -
Bernart de Ventadour was a popular Provençal troubadour, composer, and poet. He is probably the best-known troubadour of the style known as trobar leu. -
He was a French composer and priest, active mainly in Paris. He is credited with creating the Magnus liber organi, a compendium of polyphonic music that was used in the liturgy of Notre Dame Cathedral. His work marked a milestone in the evolution of sacred music, especially in the context of organum, a technique that added additional voices to Gregorian melodies. -
Pérotin (also called Perotinus Magnus, Magister Pérotin) was a medieval French composer associated with the Notre Dame School of Paris. -
Ars antiqua, also called Ars veterum or Ars vetus, refers to the music of Europe from the late Middle Ages, roughly between -
fue el rey de Castilla y de los demás reinos intitulados entre 1252 y 1284. A la muerte de su padre, Fernando III el Santo, reanudó la ofensiva contra los musulmanes y -
He was a medieval French cleric, poet, and composer. His influence was enormous, and he is historically considered the leading representative of the movement known as Ars nova, as well as the most famous composer of the 14th century. -
He was an Italian composer, organist, singer, poet, instrument maker, and astrologer. He was one of the most famous and admired composers of the second half of the 14th century and undoubtedly the most famous composer in Italy. -
It was an artistic movement that developed between approximately 1890 and 1914.
It emerged as a reaction against the historicist styles of the 19th century and as an attempt to renew art by applying freer forms, inspired by nature and adapted to the new industrial era. -
He was a German goldsmith who invented the modern printing press with movable type around 1450. -
Juan de Fermoselle, better known as Juan del Encina —in the modern spelling of his name— or Juan del Enzina —in the spelling of the time— (July 12, 1468 - León, 1529), was a poet, musician, and playwright of the Spanish Renaissance during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs. -
He was a theologian, philosopher, and Augustinian friar who initiated and promoted the Protestant Reformation in Germany, and whose teachings inspired the theological and cultural doctrine known as Lutheranism. -
Spanish Catholic priest and chapel master, being the main representative of the Andalusian polyphonic school -
He was a Spanish organist, harpist, and composer of the Renaissance. -
He was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known representative of the Roman School of musical composition in the 16th century. -
He was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. Along with Palestrina and Victoria, he is considered one of the most influential composers of the 16th century. -
Andrea Gabrieli (c. 1533 - August 30, 1585) was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance. Uncle of the perhaps more famous composer Giovanni Gabrieli, he was the first internationally renowned member of the Venetian School of composers. -
Maddalena Casulana (c.1544 – †1590) was an Italian composer, lute player, and singer of the late Renaissance. She was the first female composer to have an entire volume exclusively of her music printed and published in the history of Western music. -
He was a Catholic priest, chapel master, and celebrated polyphonic composer of the Spanish Renaissance. He has been considered one of the most important and advanced composers of his time, with an innovative style that heralded the imminent Baroque period. -
He was an Italian composer and organist, born and died in Venice. One of the most influential musicians of his time, he represents the culmination of the Venetian school, marking the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music. -
He was an Italian composer, one of the most significant figures in late Renaissance music, with intensely expressive madrigals and sacred music pieces featuring a chromaticism that would not be heard again until the late 19th century. -
He was an Italian composer, viol player, singer, choir director, and priest. He composed both secular and sacred music and marked the transition between the polyphonic and madrigal tradition of the 16th century and the birth of lyric drama and opera in the 17th century. -
He was one of the most eminent Italian composers of the early Baroque period and one of the leading representatives of the Roman School. -
She was an Italian singer and composer of the Baroque period. During her lifetime, she published eight volumes of her own music and had more secular music printed than any other composer of the time. This was achieved without any support from the Catholic Church or the constant patronage of the nobility. -
She was an English Baroque composer. Considered one of the greatest English composers of all time, she incorporated French and Italian stylistic elements into her music, creating her own English style of Baroque music. -
He was a Venetian Baroque composer, violinist, entrepreneur, teacher, and Catholic priest. He is considered one of the greatest Baroque composers, his influence during his lifetime spread throughout Europe and was fundamental in the development of Johann Sebastian Bach's instrumental music. -
He was a German Baroque composer, although his work also had characteristics of early Classicism. He is considered the most prolific composer in the history of music. -
He was a German composer, musician, conductor, chapel master, singer, and teacher of the Baroque period. He was the most important member of one of the most prominent families of musicians in history, with more than 35 famous composers: the Bach family. He was renowned throughout Europe as an organist and harpsichordist for his virtuosity, his great technique, and his ability to improvise music on the keyboard. -
He was a German composer, later naturalized as a British citizen, considered one of the leading figures in the history of music, especially Baroque music, and one of the most influential composers in Western and universal music. In the history of music, he is the first modern composer to have adapted and focused his music to satisfy the tastes and needs of the public, rather than those of the nobility and patrons, as was customary. -
A Stradivarius violin is one of the string instruments built by members of the Italian Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari. Stradivarius instruments are highly valued by the world's leading performers and antique collectors. The individual sound characteristics of these works of art are considered unique, and the instruments are often identified by the name of someone -
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