Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (born 1535)

Giaches de Wert

Franco-Flemish composer (1535–1596)

Giaches de Wert was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance, active in Italy. Intimately connected with the progressive musical center of Ferrara, he was one of the leaders in developing the style of the late Renaissance madrigal. He was one of the most influential of…