1568

Events in 1568 3

• 1507 – 1568 Jacques Arcadelt Franco-Flemish madrigal composer Jacques Arcadelt was one of the pioneers of the Italian madrigal whose early collections were enormously popular and helped establish the genre as the dominant secular form.
• 1568 – 1648 Eighty Years' War Dutch Revolt against Spain The Dutch provinces fought for independence from Spanish rule.
• 1568 – 1634 Adriano Banchieri Italian Renaissance composer and theorist Adriano Banchieri was a Benedictine monk, composer and theorist whose comic madrigal comedies and theoretical writings were important contributions to late Renaissance music.