MEDIEVAL PERIOD

Adam de la Halle

Birthdate: circa 1237

Birthplace: Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Death: 1288 (47-55)

Immediate Family:

Son of Henri de la Halle

Occupation: French-born trouvère, poet and musician

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: February 20, 2015

Guillaume de Machaut

Birthdate: circa 1300

Birthplace: Rheims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Death: April 1377 (73-81)

Immediate Family:

Son of Father of Guillaume de Machaut

Occupation: Medieval French poet and composer.

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: February 20, 2015

John Cummings, Sr., of Mistley & Dunstable

Birthdate: May 09, 1630

Birthplace: Mistley, Essex, , England

Death: December 01, 1700 (70)

Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Immediate Family:

Son of Deacon Isaac Cummings, of Easthorpe & Topsfield and Anne Margaret CummIngs

Husband of Sarah Cummings

Father of Deacon Thomas Cummings; Nathaniel Cummings; Sgt. John Cummings; Sarah French; Abraham
Cummings, Sr., of Woburn and 8 others

Brother of Isaac Cummings, Jr.; Anne Pease and Elizabeth Jewett

Managed by: Richard Arthur Neary

Last Updated: May 31, 2018

John Dunstaple was an English composer of polyphonic music of the late medieval era and early
Renaissance periods. Wikipedia

Born: 1390, England, United Kingdom

Died: 24 December 1453, London, United Kingdom

Nationality: English

RENAISSANCE PERIOD

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Birthdate: February 03, 1525

Birthplace: Palestrina, Lazio, Italy

Death: February 02, 1594 (68)

Rome, Lazio, Italy (Pleurisy)

Immediate Family:

Son of Father of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Husband of Sra. da Palestrina and Sra. da Palestrina

Father of Son da Palestrina

Occupation: Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: January 22, 2019

William Byrd (1543–1623)

William Byrd

Birthdate: 1539

Birthplace: London, England

Death: July 04, 1623 (84)

London, England

Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Byrd

Husband of Julian Byrd

Father of at least 7 children Byrd

Brother of Symond Byrd; John Byrd and 4 sisters Byrd

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: February 20, 2015

Josquin Des Prez (1440–1521)

Josquin des Prez (Lebloitte)

Birthdate: circa 1450

Birthplace: Hainaut, Hainaut, Walloon Region, Belgium

Death: August 27, 1521 (67-75)

Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Immediate Family:

Son of Mr. Leblooitte

Occupation: Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: February 20, 2015

Thomas Tallis (1510–1585)

Thomas Tallis

Birthdate: circa 1505

Birthplace: [object Object], UK

Death: November 23, 1585 (76-84)

Greenwich, [object Object], Greater London, UK

Place of Burial: Greenwich, England

Immediate Family:

Son of Mr. Tallis

Husband of Joan Tallis

Occupation: English composer.

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: February 20, 2015

BAROQUE PERIOD

Georg Friedrich Händel

Also Known As: "George Frideric Handel"

Birthdate: February 23, 1685

Birthplace: Halle, Magdeburg, Germany

Death: April 14, 1759 (74)

London, England

Place of Burial: Westminster Abby, London, England

Immediate Family:

Son of Georg Händel and Dorothea Elisabeth Händel

Brother of NN Handel; Dorothea Sophia Handel and Johanna Christiana Handel

Half brother of Sophia Rosina Händel; Gottfried Händel; Karl Händel; Anna Barbara Barbara Händel;
Dorothea Elisabet Elisabeth Händel and 1 other

Occupation: Ein deutsch-britischer Komponist des Barocks.

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: February 20, 2019

Johann Sebastian Bach

Birthdate: March 31, 1685

Birthplace: Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany

Death: July 28, 1750 (65)

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (pneumenia)

Place of Burial: St Thomas Church

Immediate Family:

Son of Johann Ambrosius Bach and Maria Elisabetha Koch Lämmerhirt

Husband of Maria Barbara Bach and Anna Magdalena Bach

Father of Catharina Dorthea Bach; Wilhelm Friedemann Bach; Johann Christoph Bach; Maria Sophia
Bach; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and 15 others

Brother of Johann Rudolf Bach; Johann Christoph Bach, III; Johannes Jonas Bach; Maria Salome Bach;
Johann Jacob Bach and 2 others

Managed by: Tobias Rachor (C)

Last Updated: March 5, 2019

Claudio Monteverdi

Birthdate: May 14, 1567

Birthplace: Cremona, Lombardy, Italy

Death: November 29, 1643 (76)

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Immediate Family:

Son of Baldassare Monteverdi and Maddalena Monteverdi

Husband of Claudia Monteverdi

Father of Francesco Monteverdi; Massimilino Monteverdi and Leonora Monteverdi

Brother of Giulio Cesare Monteverdi

Occupation: Italian composer, gambist, and singer.

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: May 24, 2018

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

Also Known As: "il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest")"

Birthdate: March 04, 1678

Birthplace: Venice, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Death: July 28, 1741 (63)

Vienna, Vienna, Austria (Internal infection)

Place of Burial: Vienna, Austria

Immediate Family:

Son of Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Vivaldi

Brother of Gabriela Antonia Vivaldi; Francesco Gaetano Vivaldi; Bonaventura Tomaso Vivaldi; Cecilia
Maria Vivaldi; Margarita Gabriela Vivaldi and 3 others

Occupation: Composer
Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: May 23, 2018

Arcangelo Corelli

Birthdate: February 17, 1653

Birthplace: Fusignano, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Death: January 08, 1713 (59)

Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Place of Burial: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Immediate Family:

Son of Arcangelo Corelli and Santa Corelli

Occupation: Italian violinist and composer of Baroque music.

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: February 21, 2015

Henry Purcell (1659–1695)

Henry Purcell

Birthdate: September 10, 1659

Birthplace: London, England

Death: November 21, 1695 (36)

London, England (Tuberculosis?)

Place of Burial: London, England

Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Purcell, Sr. and Elizabeth Purcell

Husband of Frances Purcell

Father of Edward Purcell

Brother of Edward Purcell and Daniel Purcell

Occupation: English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music.

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: November 30, 2016

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti

Birthdate: October 25, 1685

Birthplace: Naples, Naples, Campania, Italy

Death: July 23, 1757 (71)

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Immediate Family:

Son of Alessandro Scarlatti

Husband of Maria Caterina Scarlatti and Anastasia Scarlatti

Brother of Pietro Philippo Scarlatti and N N Scarlatti

Managed by: Yigal Burstein

Last Updated: November 30, 2016