Dates: 1450-1600
Composers: Those who composed music were usually employed to do something else, such as work as a priest.
- William Byrd
- Orlando Di Lasso
- Josquin Des Prez
- Thomas Tallis
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Features:
- A capella
- Mainly contrapuntal
- Lots of imitation
- Polychoral pieces in antiphonal style
- Secular music
- Mainly vocal/choral music
- The motet
- Madrigal
- Stately pavan
- Galliard
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