Musicians of the Renaissance

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Musicians of the Renaissance/edited by Kathleen Kuiper.—1st ed.

p. cm.—(The Renaissance)

“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-61530-882-8 (eBook)

1. Composers—Biography. 2. Music—15th century—History and criticism. 3. Music—16th century—History and criticism. 4. Music—17th century—History and criticism. I. Kuiper, Kathleen.

ML390.M959 2013

780.9’031—dc23

2012024845

On the cover, p. iii: Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi. Imagno/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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