The Venetian polychoral style was a type of music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras which involved spatially separate choirs singing in alternation. It represented a major stylistic shift
Andrea Gabrieli O Sacrum Convivium
San Marco in the evening. The spacious, resonant interior of this building was an inspiration for the development of this musical style.
Claudio Merulo was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the Venetian polychoral
Venetian polychoral style
…Gioseffo Zarlino Claudio Merulo Giovanni Gabrieli…