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Willaert in 1527 portrait. Adrian Willaert (c. 1490 – 7 December 1562) was a Flemish composer of High Renaissance music. Mainly active in Italy, he was the founder of the Venetian School.
Adriaan Willaert (born c. 1490, Bruges, Flanders?—died Dec. 8, 1562, Venice) was a Flemish composer who contributed significantly to the development of the Italian madrigal, and who established Venice as one of the most influential musical centres of the 16th century.
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Adrian Willaert (c. 1490 – December 7, 1562) was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School. He was one of the most representative members of the generation of northern composers who moved to Italy and transplanted the polyphonic Franco-Flemish School style there.
The famous maestro di cappella of St. Mark's at Venice (1527-1562) was born in West Flanders and studied in Paris with Jean Mouton before moving to Rome (1515 or slightly before) and establishing connexions with the courts of Hungary and Ferrara. View the Wikipedia article on Adrian Willaert.
Jul 24, 2019 · Composer Adrian Willaert was born around 1490 in the Low Countries, and moved at a young age to Paris to study law at the Sorbonne. There, having met composer Jean Mouton, he decided to devote his life to music. Between 1515 and 1520, Willaert was employed as a singer in Ferrara.
Today, amongst insiders, he is considered one of the greats, who can stand next to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with no scruple. His life. Around 1490, one Adrian Willaert was born in Roeselare to a family of five.
Adrian Willaert (pronounce: AH-dree-ahn VIL-art), (born Flanders about 1490; died Venice, 7 December 1562) was a Flemish composer in the Renaissance period. He was one of the most important composers of his time.
