English Renaissance

The English Renaissance, spanning from the late 15th century to the early 17th century, was a period of blossoming in arts and music, marked by profound developments in musical composition and performance. This era gave rise to an array of expressive, polyphonic music, characterized by intricate vocal harmonies, and saw the advent of the madrigal, lute song, and sacred compositions like the mass and motet. Composers such as Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and William Byrd, among others, were pivotal in weaving secular and sacred themes into their works, reflecting both the humanist ideals of the time and the intertwining of courtly and religious life. The music of the English Renaissance, with its depth of emotional expression, technical mastery, and innovative use of melody and rhythm, played a crucial role in the transition towards the Baroque period, leaving a lasting impact on the development of Western classical music.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•

Agustín Barrios Mangoré•

Albert Roussel•

Alessandro Scarlatti•

Anatoly Lyadov•

André Caplet•

André Messager•

Antonio Vivaldi•

Antonín Dvořák•

Béla Bartók•

Carl Loewe•

Charles Gounod•

Charles Lecocq•

Claude Debussy•

Cole Porter•

César Franck•

Darius Milhaud•

Dmitri Shostakovich•

Edvard Grieg•

Emmanuel Chabrier•

Erik Satie•

Ernest Chausson•

Francis Poulenc•

Franz Schubert•

François Couperin•

Frédéric Chopin•

Gabriel Fauré•

Georg Philipp Telemann•

George Crumb•

George Enescu•

George Frideric Handel•

Giacomo Puccini•

Hans Werner Henze•

Hector Berlioz•

Henry Purcell•

Jacques Offenbach•

Jean-Philippe Rameau•

Johann Sebastian Bach•

John Wilbye•

Josef Strauss•

Josquin des Prez•

Jules Massenet•

Ludwig van Beethoven

Album - 76 Tracks - Released June 12, 2025