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Musically inclined families tended to serve as waits, since this was more easily open to them than other musical occupations. The surnames Waite and Wakeman are derived from individuals who worked as waits. Ferdinando Gibbons was one of the Waits of Cambridge; his sons Edmund, Ellis and Orlando became notable musicians. Some tunes are extant ...
Music in Medieval England, from the end of Roman rule in the fifth century until the Reformation in the sixteenth century, was a diverse and rich culture, including sacred and secular music and ranging from the popular to the elite. The sources of English secular music are much more limited than for ecclesiastical music.
15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th Subcategories ... Pages in category "15th-century English musicians" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
fl. late 15th – early 16th century: English Presumably identical with the Sturton who composed the six-part Ave Maria ancilla Trinitatis in the Lambeth Choirbook, he contributed a Gaude virgo mater Christi to the Eton Choirbook, the six voices of which cover a fifteen-note range Robert de Févin: fl. late 15th–early 16th century: French
early 15th century Regulae de contrapunto (title created by Coussemaker from incomplete treatise) [111] John Hothby: c. 1410 – 1487 Johannes Gallicus [de; it] c. 1415 – 1473 Praefatio libelli musicalis de ritu canendi vetustissimo et novo: First 15th century theorist to describe attributes of Renaissance music. [112] [112] Nicolaus Polonus ...
Medieval music generally refers the music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. [1] The first and longest major era of Western classical music, medieval music includes composers of a variety of styles, often centered around a particular nationality or composition school. The lives of most ...
During the 15th century, the sound of full triads became common, and towards the end of the 16th century the system of church modes began to break down entirely, giving way to functional tonality (the system in which songs and pieces are based on musical "keys"), which would dominate Western art music for the next three centuries.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Musical groups established in the 15th century (5 P) M. ... 15th-century songs (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "15th ...