This year our Ten Things column each month is alternating between composers and artists a century at a time from pre-1500 to 20th century. As always, there’s no guarantee you will have heard of them all!
Ten Composers Born in 16th Century
- William Byrd
- Thomas Tallis
- Claudio Monteverdi
Domenico Fetti: Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
- Carlo Gesualdo
- Orlando Gibbons
- Christopher Tye
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Orlande de Lassus
- Andrea Gabrieli
- Giles Farnaby