WViolante Doria, also known as Yolande or Yolante, was an Italian soprano from Genoa. She was considered to be one of “the most successful musicians in France during the reigns of the last Valois kings.” She was married to bass singer Girard de Beaulieu who was a well-known and important singer of the royal court from as early as 1572 until the last year of his life in 1590.” The couple played a large role in the creation of the French ballet de cour, the Balet comique de la royne, in 1581. The successful careers of both Doria and her husband were an important part of structuring the music of the royal court and show the significance in the rise of chamber music.
WJean-Baptiste Besard was a Burgundian lutenist, composer and anthologist notable for publishing two anthologies which collected a diverse range of musical works of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods and included instructions on playing the lute.
WVincent Dumestre is a French lutenist. In 1997 he founded the ensemble Le Poème Harmonique.
WDenis Gaultier was a French lutenist and composer. He was a cousin of Ennemond Gaultier.
WJacques Gaultier was a French Baroque lutenist and composer. He was not related to the composers and lutenists Denis Gaultier and Ennemond Gaultier.
WNicolas Hotman was a Baroque composer, who spent most of his career in France. He is believed to have been from Germany, but was probably born in Brussels. He came with his family to Paris around 1626, where he died in April of the year 1663.
WAdrian Le Roy (c.1520–1598) was an influential French music publisher, lutenist, mandore player, guitarist, composer and music educator.
WCharles Mouton was a French lutenist and composer.
WJacques de Saint-Luc was a Walloon lutenist and composer.