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16th-century musicologists

23 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Christoph DemantiusPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Christoph Demantius (15 December 1567 – 20 April 1643) was a German composer, music theorist, writer and poet.
Daniel FridericiPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Friderici (1584 – 23 September 1638) was a German cantor, conductor, and composer.
Diego OrtizPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Diego Ortiz from the title page of his Trattado de Glosas (1553)
Ercole BottrigariPerson · Music memorabiliaErcole Bottrigari (24 August 153130 September 1612) was an Italian scholar, mathematician, poet, music theorist, architect, and composer.
Ghiselin DanckertsPerson · Music memorabiliaGhiselin Danckerts (c. 1510 – late September 1567) was a Dutch composer, singer, and music theorist of the Renaissance.
Giambattista BenedettiDesigner · DesignGiambattista (Gianbattista) Benedetti (14 August 1530 – 20 January 1590) was an Italian mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of…
Gioseffo ZarlinoPerson · Music memorabiliaGioseffo Zarlino (31 January or 22 March 1517 – 4 February 1590) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance.
Giovanni ArtusiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Maria Artusi (c. 154018 August 1613) was an Italian music theorist, composer, and writer.
Girolamo DirutaPerson · Music memorabiliaGirolamo Diruta (c. 1546 – 1624 or 1625) was an Italian organist, music theorist, and composer.
Giulio CacciniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Title page of Le nuove musiche (1601)
Guillaume CosteleyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Guillaume Costeley in 1570: Le Roy & Ballard, Musique de Guillaume Costeley
Johannes NuciusPerson · Music memorabiliaJohannes Nucius (also Nux, Nucis) (c. 1556 – March 25, 1620) was a German composer and music theorist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
John CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Coprario (c. 1570–80 – c.
Lodovico Grossi da ViadanaPerson · Music memorabiliaLodovico Grossi da Viadana (usually Lodovico Viadana, though his family name was Grossi; c.
Louis BourgeoisPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Bourgeois was a French composer, musicologist and music theorist (1510–1560). He was born in Paris.
Michael PraetoriusPerson · Music memorabilia
Nicola VicentinoPerson · Music memorabiliaNicola Vicentino (1511 – 1575 or 1576) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance.
Philibert Jambe de FerPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilibert Jambe de Fer (fl. 1548–1564) was a French Renaissance composer of religious music.
Pietro CeroneAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Pietro Cerone
René DescartesAuthor · BooksRené Descartes (day-KART, also DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt]; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French polymath, active across philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology,…
Salomon de CausDesigner · DesignSalomon de Caus (1576, Dieppe – 1626, Paris) was a French engineer and architect.
Sethus CalvisiusPerson · Music memorabiliaSethus Calvisius or Setho Calvisio, originally Seth Kalwitz (21 February 1556 – 24 November 1615), was a German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher of the late…
Vincenzo GalileiPerson · Music memorabiliaVincenzo Galilei (3 April 1520 – 2 July 1591) was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist.

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