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Adrian Willaert
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Franco-Flemish composer and founder of the Venetian School (1480–1562)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Flanders
- Active from
- 1490
- Active to
- 1562
Discography
- De Vlaamse Polyfonie: Adriaan Willaert en Italië1993
- Missa Christus resurgens / Magnificat / Ave Maria1998
- BBC Music, Volume 11, Number 9: The Glory of Venice2003
- Messe et Motets de Circonstances – Musique à la gloire des Écuries du Duc de Gonzague2004
- Musica Nova: The Petrarca Madrigals2009
- Missa Mente tota & Motets2010
- Chansons Madrigali Villanelle2012
- Vespro della beata Vergine, anno 15502012
- Musica Nova: The Motets2013
- Willaert e la Scuola Fiamminga a San Marco2020
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Adrian Willaert (c. 1490–7th December 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 style there. He was probably born at Bruges, although a secondary source has suggested Roulers. According to his student, the renowned late 16th century music theorist Gioseffo Zarlino, Willaert went to Paris first to study l
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- County of Flanders
- Place of birth
- Rumbeke
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- chapelmaster
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Student of
- Jean Mouton
- Genre
- classical music
- Image
- Adrian Willaert.jpg
- Work location
- Venice
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- Adrian Willaert
- date of death
- 1562-12-07
- date of birth
- 1490-00-00
- student
- Costanzo Porta
- sponsor
- Ippolito II d'Este
- start of work period
- 1515-00-00
- name in native language
- Adrian Willaert
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Adrian Willaert, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Il V° lib. dei Madrigali a 5 voci [con alcune composizioni di altri, a 6 e 7]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fbeu-covers.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fedl%2Feuropeana%2F109655.jpg&type=IMAGE)
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He was one of the most representative members of the generation of northern composers who moved to Italy and transplanted the polyphonic Franco-Flemish style there.
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