Philippe de Monte

Philippe de Monte (1521–1603) was a Flemish composer and a leading representative of the later Renaissance.

Born in Mechelen, he became an important figure in the international musical life of the sixteenth century. His extensive output includes sacred vocal music and Italian madrigals, in which contrapuntal technique serves the expression of the text. He belongs to the final generation of major Franco-Flemish masters whose work shaped European vocal polyphony. His music is represented in Lunaensemble’s programme Lux.