Echoes of Venice

Echoes of Venice: The musical heritage of the Gabrielis

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Hardly any composer has had such a profound impact on the history of music as Giovanni Gabrieli. Although he lived through the transition from the 16th to the 17th century, as a composer he always remained essentially rooted in the 16th-century prima prattica. Famous students such as Heinrich Schütz and Hans Leo Hassler, as well as colleagues like Giovanni Valentini, were strongly influenced by Gabrieli’s work and, through their travels across the Alps, brought it to Northern Europe, where the triumphant rise of magnificent polyphonic music in Gabrieli’s style took hold.

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