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Medieval Composers

William Byrd
An examination of Byrd's work is followed by an extensive set of MIDI samples, by John Sankey.
Composer Timeline
This useful timeline by Dave Lampson lists composers by century and gives approximate dates of birth and death. Edited and placed online by Tim Cordell.
Early Women Composers Chronology
Includes CD discographies for composers born before the mid-eighteenth century, divided into seven eras, by Sarah Whitworth.
Hildegard of Bingen
Web pages, print resources, CDs and more about the extraordinary 12th-century composer, in our own Who's Who in Medieval History resource.
Ricercares a quattro voci
All about Vincenzo Galilei and his 1584 composition, by Nicholas S. Lander.

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