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Cinquecento

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The pinnacle of Renaissance-style male vocal ensemblesThe Masses by Johannes de Cleve!Cinquecento, the pinnacle of Renaissance-style male vocal ensembles, brings together professional singers from across Europe (Austria, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland).To date, Cinquecento has enriched its discography with lesser-known Renaissance programs centered on the Flemish Schoolfeaturing composers such as Jean Richafort, Philippe Schndorf, Philippe de Monte, and Jacob Lunnardand has enriched its discography with lesser-known Renaissance repertoire centered on the Flemish School. Now, Cinquecento has recorded the Masses of Johannes de Cleve, a composer who served at the court of the Austrian Habsburgs.He served as a singer in the Vienna Chapel under Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, the founder of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, and later became the first Kapellmeister at the Graz Chap