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Events in 1621 2
1562 – 1621Jan Pieterszoon SweelinckDutch Renaissance composerJan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was the greatest Dutch composer of the late Renaissance whose keyboard fantasias and variations bridged Renaissance and Baroque styles and deeply influenced German organ music.
1571 – 1621Michael PraetoriusGerman Renaissance composer and theoristMichael Praetorius was a prolific German composer and music theorist whose encyclopedic Syntagma Musicum documented Renaissance musical practice. His sacred works filled many volumes.