Procession in Honour of Our Lady of Sablon in Brussels
Denis van Alsloot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Tylman Susato began his career as a calligrapher in Antwerp, which in the sixteenth century was one of the centers of the Franco-Flemish Renaissance. The city had a band in which Susato performed on a number of different wind instruments, including the flute, trumpet, and tenor tabor. In 1453, he established a publishing house which used a printing press to publish and widely distribute music. He is best for a 1551 collection of instrumental dance music called the "Danserye."

In 1561, Susato passed his publishing business to his son and moved to Sweden, where he became a diplomat.

In addition to printing music, Susato's publishing house also sold instruments. Some common instruments during the Renaissance included the recorder, shawm, krumhorn, and sackbut, among others.