He only wrote sacred music of the unaccompanied [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] type, but is considered one of the leading composers of the [[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] throughout Europe. Unlike the serenity of much of the sacred music of his contemporaries, Palestrina, [[William Byrd|Byrd]] and [[Lassus]], Victoria’s could be passionate and dramatic and was often mystical. | He only wrote sacred music of the unaccompanied [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] type, but is considered one of the leading composers of the [[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] throughout Europe. Unlike the serenity of much of the sacred music of his contemporaries, Palestrina, [[William Byrd|Byrd]] and [[Lassus]], Victoria’s could be passionate and dramatic and was often mystical. |