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1433
Johannes Tinctoris
(born 1436, Nivelles?, duchy of Brabant [now in Belgium]—died October 1511, Nivelles) was a Flemish music theorist, composer, and author of the earliest dictionary of musical terms. Guillaume Dufay: A prominent Franco-Flemish composer and poet, Dufay's works had a profound impact on Tinctoris's compositional style, and he is often credited as a major influence on Tinctoris's musical development. notable works : Missa l'homme armé. -
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1567
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi (baptized May 15, 1567, Cremona, Duchy of Milan [Italy]—died November 29, 1643, Venice) was an Italian composer in the late Renaissance, the most important developer of the then new genre, the opera. He also did much to bring a “modern” secular spirit into music. Giaches de Wert was a major influence L'Orfeo, SV 318 is one notable work -
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monody
style of accompanied solo song consisting of a vocal line, which is frequently embellished, and simple, often expressive, harmonies. It arose about 1600, particularly in Italy Vincenzo Galilei (1520 – 1591) -
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Johann Joseph Fux
Johann Joseph Fux (born c. 1660, Hirtenfeld, Styria, Austria—died Feb. 13, 1741, Vienna) was an Austrian composer, one of the most successful of his time, whose theoretical work on counterpoint, Gradus ad Parnassum, influenced generations of composers and teachers. J.S. Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven.is a major influence notable work :Costanza e fortezza -
Jean-Philippe Rameau
(baptized September 25, 1683, Dijon, France—died September 12, 1764, Paris) was a French composer of the late Baroque period, best known today for his harpsichord music, operas, and works in other theatrical genres but in his lifetime also famous as a music theorist. one major influence was Louis Marchand,
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