Medieval/Renaissance By devianic Period: 1098 to Sep 17, 1179 Hildegard Period: Oct 31, 1291 to Jun 9, 1361 Philippe de Vitry Period: 1300 to Apr 13, 1377 Guillaume de Machaut Period: 1325 to Sep 2, 1397 Francesco Landini Period: 1390 to Dec 24, 1453 John Dunstable Period: 1440 to Aug 27, 1521 Josquin Des Prez Period: 1452 to Nov 20, 1518 Pierre de La Rue Oct 12, 1492 America Discovered 1500 Violin invented Period: Jan 30, 1505 to Nov 23, 1585 Thomas Tallis Period: Feb 3, 1525 to Feb 2, 1594 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Period: 1532 to Jun 14, 1594 Orlando de Lassus Period: 1543 to Jul 4, 1623 William Byrd Period: 1557 to Aug 12, 1612 Giovanni Gabrieli Period: May 15, 1567 to Nov 29, 1643 Claudio Monteverdi