Adrian Willaert
Flemish composer (c. 1490–1562) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] 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.[2]