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1553
Luca Marenzio
Luca Marenzio an Italian composer is born -
1553
Violin
The Violin in its present form begins to develop -
1557
Giovanni Gabrieli
Giovanni Gabrieli an Italian composer is born -
1563
William Byrd
William Byrd is made Organist at Lincoln Cathedral -
1566
Richard Edwards
Richard Edwards English composer and poet dies -
1570
Johann Walters
Johann Walters dies -
1570
Pier Francesco Valentini
Pier Francesco Valentini a composer and theorist is born -
1577
John Maynard
John Maynard an English composer is born -
1580
"Greensleeves"
English folk tune "Greensleeves" is mentioned for the first time -
Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons an English composer is born -
Giovanni Antonio Bertoli
Giovanni Antonio Bertoli an Italian composer is born
