Adriaen Willaert

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Adriaen Willaert

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Birthplace: Rumbeke, Roeselare, West Flanders, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
Death: December 07, 1562 (68-77)
Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy
Immediate Family:

Son of Dionysius (Denys) Willaert
Husband of Susana Girardi
Brother of Antoon Willaert; N Willaert; Jooris Willaert; Maria Willaert; Joanna Willaert and 1 other

Managed by: Carl Gustav Verbraeken
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About Adriaen Willaert

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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Adriaen Willaert's Timeline

1489
1489
Rumbeke, Roeselare, West Flanders, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
1562
December 7, 1562
Age 73
Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy