Which Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music had an important role in the Counter-Reformation?
Tomás Luis de Victoria Tomás Luis de Victoria (sometimes Italianised as "da Vittoria"; c. 1548 – 27 August 1611) was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an accomplished organist and singer as well as a Catholic priest. However, he preferred the life of a composer to that of a performer.
Michele Pesenti Michele Pesenti (Verona ca. 1470after 1524) was an Italian composer and lutenist who served the House of Este at Ferrara. Pesenti was one of the most lively and inventive of the so-called "frottola" composers, including Marchetto Cara and Bartolomeo Tromboncino.