English Renaissance music is a genre that emerged during the 16th century in England. It is characterized by its polyphonic texture, intricate harmonies, and use of modal scales. The music often features religious themes and was composed for both secular and sacred purposes. The genre reached its peak during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and is known for its notable composers who created works for the royal court and the Church of England.
Here you can see the popularity of English Renaissance genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
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Here is a list of english renaissance artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the english renaissance genre. You can find out what english renaissance genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 20213 | |
| 2 | 30 | 4663 | |
| 3 | 36 | 30844 | |
| 4 | 41 | 27848 | |
| 5 | 25 | 1075 | |
| 6 | 27 | 2452 | |
| 7 | 23 | 4119 | |
| 8 | 23 | 1370 | |
| 9 | 18 | 2171 | |
| 10 | 17 | 1047 | |
| 11 | 18 | 4361 | |
| 12 | 19 | 466 | |
| 13 | 25 | 1010 | |
| 14 | 13 | 666 | |
| 15 | 20 | 1194 | |
| 16 | 20 | 781 | |
| 17 | 28 | 1505 | |
| 18 | 13 | 300 | |
| 19 | 12 | 834 | |
| 20 | 9 | 382 | |
| 21 | 10 | 643 | |
| 22 | 9 | 737 | |
| 23 | 8 | 294 | |
| 24 | 8 | 259 | |
| 25 | 14 | 351 | |
| 26 | 25 | 1198 | |
| 27 | 1 | 113 | |
| 28 | 15 | 307 | |
| 29 | 19 | 1750 | |
| 30 | 18 | 288 | |
| 31 | 18 | 607 | |
| 32 | 9 | 572 | |
| 33 | 5 | 111 | |
| 34 | 7 | 192 | |
| 35 | 14 | 237 | |
| 36 | 14 | 306 | |
| 37 | 12 | 367 | |
| 38 | 4 | 88 | |
| 39 | 11 | 245 | |
| 40 | 3 | 95 | |
| 41 | 10 | 220 | |
| 42 | 8 | 376 | |
| 43 | 7 | 201 | |
| 44 | 7 | 8 | |
| 45 | 7 | 348 | |
| 46 | 6 | 240 | |
| 47 | 6 | 102 | |
| 48 | 5 | 63 | |
| 49 | 5 | 292 | |
| 50 | 4 | 54 | |
| 51 | 5 | 108 | |
| 52 | 5 | 287 | |
| 53 | 4 | 197 | |
| 54 | 4 | 65 | |
| 55 | 4 | 87 | |
| 56 | 4 | 60 | |
| 57 | 3 | 98 | |
| 58 | 3 | 64 | |
| 59 | 2 | 29 | |
| 60 | 2 | 70 | |
| 61 | 2 | 89 | |
| 62 | 2 | 11 | |
| 63 | 2 | 43 | |
| 64 | 2 | 51 | |
| 65 | 1 | 22 | |
| 66 | 1 | 107 | |
| 67 | 1 | 50 | |
| 68 | 1 | 55 | |
| 69 | 1 | 26 | |
| 70 | 1 | 15 | |
| 71 | 1 | 78 | |
| 72 | 1 | 18 | |
| 73 | 1 | 56 | |
| 74 | 1 | 23 | |
| 75 | 1 | 28 | |
| 76 | 1 | 9 | |
| 77 | 1 | 46 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular english renaissance music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
