Posted: Mar 26, 2011 4:38 am
by LucidFlight
Marchetto Cara
(c. 1470 – probably 1525)

Marchetto Cara was an Italian composer, lutenist and singer of the Renaissance. He was mainly active in Mantua, was well-connected with the Gonzaga and Medici families, and along with Bartolomeo Tromboncino, was well known as a composer of frottolas. [Wikipedia.]

Io non compro piu speranza
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFthZKR23NI[/youtube]





Anthony Holborne
(c. 1545 – 29 November 1602)

Anthony Holborne was a composer of English consort music during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. [Wikipedia.]

The Fairy Round
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEoS_W35IHk[/youtube]