Music Timeline - the Renaissance By D. Conger Jan 1, 1492 Voyages of Columbus Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1600 Renaissance Jan 1, 1525 Palestrina 1525 - 1594 Period: Sep 7, 1533 to Mar 24, 1603 Elizabeth I of England Jan 1, 1543 William Byrd 1543 - July 4,1623 Jan 1, 1543 Act of Supremacy Period: Apr 26, 1564 to Apr 24, 1616 William Shakespeare May 9, 1567 Claudio Monteverdi Orfeo1567-1643 Jan 1, 1572 Drake Circles the Globe Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1750 Baroque General consensus with musical scholars is Bach's death marks the end of the period.
