List of Renaissance composers

This article is meant to complement the article Renaissance music and provides a choice of composers of the Renaissance dar. according to national schools

Timeline

Bohemia

• Krystof Harant z Polzic a Bezdružice (1564-1621)

Germany

• Alexander Agricola (1446-1506)
• Bartholomew Agricola (c. 1560-1621 )
• Boniface Amerbach (1495-1562)
• Jobst Brandt (1517-1570)
• Arnold von Bruck (around 1490-1554 )
• Daser Ludwig (1526-1589)
• Benedictus Ducis (around 1492-1544 )
• Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591)
• Hans Gerle (around 1498-1570 )
• Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)
• Sigmund Hemmel (around 1520-1565 )
• Paul Hofhaimer (1459-1537)
• Hans King of the Jews (c. 1450-1526 ) also: Hans Judenkünig
• Leonhard Lechner (around 1553-1606 )
• Lorenz Lemlin ( 1495 - to 1549) also: Laurenz Lemlin
• Thomas Mancinus ( 1550 - to 1612 )
• Hans Neusidler (before 1510-1563 )
• Caspar Othmayr (1515-1553)
• Conrad Paumann (around 1410-1473 )
• Andreas Raselius (around 1562-1602 )
• Wolfgang Schmeltzl (c. 1500 or 1505 - about 1564 )
• Ludwig Senfl (by 1486 - by 1543)
• Matthew Waissel (around 1540-1602 )

England

• William Byrd (1543 or 1544-1623 )
• Richard Carlton (around 1558-1638 )
• William Cornysh (around 1468-1523 )
• John Dowland ( unsure: 1563-1626 )
• John Dunstable (c. 1380 or 1390, † 1453 in England)
• Walter Frye ( † around 1474 )
• Anthony Holborne (c. 1545-1602 )
• Henry VIII (1491-1547)
• Thomas Morley (1557-1602)
• William Mundy (c. 1529 - 1591 )
• Leonel Power ( † 1445 )
• Henry Stoninges (at the time of Elizabeth I. / James I. )
• John Taverner (c. 1490-1545 )
• Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585 )
• Christopher Tye ( 1505 - 1572 )
• Robert White (1538-1574)
• John Wilbye (1574-1638)

Franco- Flemish

• Anonymous ( Cambrai, Bl Municipale, Ms.125 -28, Zeghere van Male Songbook, 1542)

• Peter Alamire ( Peter Imhoff / Peter van den Hove ) ( 15th or 16th century )
• Thoinot Arbeau ( Jehan = Tabourot ) ( 1520-1595 )
• Jacob Arcadelt (around 1500-1568 )
• Pierre Attaingnant ( 1530 )
• Philippe Basiron (around 1450-1491 )
• Jacquet de Berchem ( 1505 - 1565 )
• Antoine de Bertrand ( 1561-1582 bl. )
• Gilles Binchois (* 1400, † 1460 in Hainaut )
• Boscoop Cornelis (1525-1573)
• Antoine Brumel ( c. 1460 - c 1515. )
• Antoine Busnoys (around 1430-1492 )
• Carpentras (around 1470-1548 )
• Pierre Certon ( unsure: 1510-1572 )
• Clemens non Papa (* 1512, † 1555 or 1556 in Middelburg )
• Loyset Compère (around 1445-1518 )
• Guillaume Costeley (around 1530-1606 )
• Dambert (fl. 1532-1549 )
• Josquin Desprez (or the Prez or Pres ) (* around 1440 or 1450, † 1521 in Picardy, Hainault )
• Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474)
• Thomas Fabri ( bl. 1400-1415 )
• Henry Fresneau ( bl. 1538-1554 )
• Derrick Gerarde ( bl. 1540-1580 )
• Claude Gervaise ( 1550 )
• Claude Goudimel (1520-1572)
• Jean l' Héritier ( 1480 - a 1552)
• Baldwin Hoyoul (1548-1594)
• Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517 )
• Claude Le Jeune (around 1530-1600 )
• Clément Janequin (around 1485-1558 )
• Mathieu Gascogne (1st half of 16th century)
• Nicolas Gombert (* 1500, † 1560 or 1556 in Bruges )
• George de La Hele (1547-1586)
• Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) also: Roland de Lassus
• Jacques Mauduit (1557-1627)
• Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)
• Pierre Moulu ( 1485 - 1550 )
• Jean Mouton (1458-1522)
• Jacob Obrecht (c. 1457 or 1458 in Ghent, † 1505 in Ferrara)
• Johannes Ockeghem ( 1410 or 1430-1497 )
• Marbianus de Orto ( about 1460 - about 1529)
• Pierre Passereau ( bl. 1509-1547 )
• Pierre Phalèse ( 1510 - 1572 )
• Jean Richafort (around 1480-1547 )
• Cornelis Rigo (15th- 16th century)
• Cipriano de Rore (1516-1565)
• Philippe Rogier (c. 1561-1596 )
• Pierre de la Rue (ca. 1460-1518 )
• Pierre Sandrin ( bl. 1538-1561 )
• Claudin de Sermisy (around 1490-1562 )
• Tielman Susato (c. 1510 or 1515 - after 1570) - also: Tylman Susato
• Bartolomeo Trosylho (c. 1500 - 1567 )
• Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567)
• Nicolas Vallet (1583-1642)
• Vassal (?)
• Philippe Verdelot ( 1470 or 1480 - before 1552)
• Jerome Vinders (around 1510-1550 )
• Matthias Hermann Werre Core (c. 1500 - after 1574 )
• Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
• Adrian Willaert (c. 1480 or 1490, † 1562)

Italy

• Codex Faenza ( 1410 or 1420 )

• Felice Anerio (around 1560-1614 )
• Marco dall Aquila (c. 1480 - after 1538)
• Paolo Aretino (1508-1584)
• Filippo Azzaiolo ( v. 1530 - 1569 ap. )
• Giulio Cesare Barbetta (1540-1603)
• Vincenzo Bell'Haver (d. 1587 )
• Pietro Paolo Borrono ( bl. 1531-1549 )
• Francesco Canova da Milano (1497-1543)
• Vincenzo Capirola ( 1474 - after 1548)
• Antonio Caprioli (fl. c. 1500)
• Manchetto Cara (around 1470-1525 )
• Maddalena Casulana ( bl. 1566/83 )
• Girolamo Cavazzoni ( about 1525 - after 1577)
• Girolamo Dalla Casa († 1601)
• Giovann Domenico da Nola (1510 or 1520-1592 )
• Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro ( about 1420 - after 1484 )
• Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588)
• Andrea Gabrieli (1510-1586)
• Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1556-1612 )
• Vincenzo Galilei (1520-1591)
• Antonio Gardano (1538-1569)
• Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (around 1550-1622 )
• Don Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
• Ruggiero Giovannelli (c. 1560-1625 )
• Giacomo Gorzanis ( about 1525 - after 1575)
• Marc'Antonio Ingegneri ( 1535/36-1592 )
• Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545-1607)
• Giorgio Mainerio (1530 or 1540-1582 )
• Luca Marenzio (1553 or 1554-1599 )
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
• Giovanni Bernardino Nanino (around 1560-1623 )
• Giovanni Maria Nanino (around 1545-1607 )
• Cesare Negri ( 1536 - after 1604)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
• Francesco Patavino ( bl. 1500 )
• Costanzo Porta (1528 or 1529-1601 )
• Mattio Rampollini ( 1497 - 1553 )
• François Roussel (Francesco Rosselli ) ( ca. 1510 - after 1577)
• Vincenzo Ruffo (c. 1510-1587 )
• Francesco Spinacino (2nd half of 15th century - after 1507)
• Tromboncino Bartolomeo (1470-1535)
• Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605)

Spain / Portugal

• Anonymous (Sevilla, Bibl Columbina, Ms. 5-1-43 to 1430)

• Pere Alberch Vila (1517-1582)
• Joan Brudieu (1520-1591)
• Bartomeu carceres (16th century)
• Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650)
• Juan del Encina (1468-1529)
• Racontra Esnuro (1487-1546)
• Pedro de Escobar (c. 1465-1535 )
• Mateu Fletxa el Vell (1481-1553)
• Manuel da Fonseca ( 1540 )
• Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
• Alonso Lobo ( 1555-1617 to )
• Duarte Lobo (c. 1565-1646 )
• Filipe de Magalhães (1571-1652)
• Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500-1553 )
• Diego Ortiz ( ca. 1510 - 1570 )
• Francisco de Peñalosa (around 1470-1528 )
• Tomás de Santa María ( 1510 or 1520-1570 )
• Juan Vasquez ( about 1510 - about 1560 )
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
• Sebastian de Vivanco (around 1550-1622 )

Poland

• Cyprian Bazylik (1535 - 1600)
• Wojciech Długoraj (around 1557-1619 )
• Ladislaus of Gielniów (1440-1505)
• Mikołaj Gomółka ( 1535 - 1591 )
• Piotr z Grudziądza ( about 1392 - about 1480 )
• Krzysztof Klabon ( 1550 - 1616 )
• Mikołaj z Krakowa († 1550 )
• Marcin Leopolita ( 1540 - 1584 )
• George Liban ( 1464 - 1546 )
• Jakub Polak ( 1545 - 1605 )
• Waclaw z Szamotuł ( about 1520 - about 1560 )

For composers of the early Baroque, see List of Baroque composers.

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