Timeline
Burgundian
The ''Burgundian School'' was a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now northern and easternFranco-Flemish
The Franco-Flemish School refers, somewhat imprecisely, to the style of1370–1450
* Thomas Fabri (1380–1420) * Johannes de Limburgia (''fl.'' 1408–1431), also spelled ''Lymburgia''; also called ''Johannes Vinandi'' * Acourt (''fl.'' sometime in the first half of the 15th century) * Clement Liebert (''fl.'' 1433–1454) *1451–1500
* Jean Japart (fl.c. 1474–1481), active in Italy *1501–1550
*1551–1574
*French
"1370–1450
*Richard Loqueville (died 1418) *Baude Cordier (c. 1380–before 1440) *Beltrame Feragut (c. 1385–c. 1450), also known as ''Bertrand di Vignone'' *Johannes Cesaris (''fl.'' c. 1406–1417) *Estienne Grossin (''fl.'' 1418–1421) *Johannes Fedé (c. 1415–1477?) *Biquardus (''fl.'' 1440–1450) *Eloy d'Amerval (''fl.'' 1455–1508) *Firminus Caron (''fl.'' c. 1460–c. 1475) *Guillaume Faugues (''fl.'' c. 1460–1475), or ''Fagus'' *Jehan Fresneau (''fl.'' 1468–1505) *Philippe Basiron (c. 1449–1491) *Loyset Compère (c. 1450–1518) *Gilles Mureau (c. 1450–1512)1451–1500
*Jean Mouton (c. 1459–1522) *Antoine Brumel (c. 1460–1512/1513) *Colinet de Lannoy (d. before 1497) *Carpentras (composer), Carpentras (c. 1470–1548) *Antoine de Févin (c. 1470–1511/12), brother of Robert de Févin *Pierrequin de Thérache (c. 1470–1528), active in Lorraine *Jean Braconnier (''fl.'' from 1478; died 1512), also known as ''Lourdault'' *Philippe Verdelot (c. 1475–before 1552), active in Italy *Ninot le Petit (''fl.'' c. 1500–1520) *Antoine de Longueval (''fl.'' 1498–1525) *Jean l'Héritier (c. 1480–after 1551), also spelled ''Heretier'', ''Lhéritier'', ''Lirithier'' *F. Rubinet (fl 1482–1507), also spelled ''Robinet'' *Jacquet of Mantua (1483–1559) *Clément Janequin (c. 1485–1558) *Sandrin (c. 1490–c. 1560), also known as ''Pierre Regnault'' *Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490–1562) *Pierre Attaingnant (c. 1494–1551/1552), best known as a printer, especially of Parisian chansons *Pierre Vermont (c. 1495–between 1527 and 1533) *Robert de Févin (''fl.'' late 15th century–early 16th century), brother of Antoine de Févin *Mathieu Gascongne (''fl.'' 1517–1518)1501–1550
*Firmin Lebel (early 16th century–1573), active in Rome *Hilaire Penet (? 1501–15??) *Pierre Certon (1510/1520-1572) *Louis Bourgeois (composer), Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510–1560) *Jacques Du Pont (c. 1510 – after 1546), madrigalist active in Italy *Guillaume Le Heurteur (''fl.'' 1530–1545) *Jean Maillard (c. 1510–c. 1570) *Guillaume Morlaye (c. 1510–c. 1558) *Jean Guyot de Châtelet (c. 1512–1588) *Claude Goudimel (c. 1514/1520–1572) *Thoinot Arbeau (1519–1595) *Pierre Cadéac (''fl.'' 1538–1556) *Pierre Clereau (''fl.'' 1539–1570) *Didier Lupi Second (c. 1520–after 1559) *Lambert Courtois (c. 1520–after 1583) *Adrian Le Roy (c. 1520–1598) *Claude Gervaise (1525–1583) *Simon Boyleau (''fl.'' c. 1544–after 1586) *Antoine de Bertrand, Anthoine de Bertrand (c. 1530/1540–c. 1581) *Guillaume Boni (c. 1530–1594) *Guillaume Costeley (c. 1530–1606) *Nicolas de La Grotte (1530–c. 1600) *Claude Le Jeune (1530–1600) *Jehan Chardavoine (1537–1580) *Paschal de l'Estocart (1538/1539–after 1584) *Nicolas Millot (''fl.'' 1559–1590 or later) *Joachim Thibault de Courville (''fl.'' from c. 1567; died 1581) *Eustache Du Caurroy (1549–1609) *Charles Tessier (c. 1550–after 1604), active in England and Germany1551–1600
*Fabrice Caietain (''fl.'' 1570–1578) *Jacques Mauduit (1557–1627) *Jean Titelouze (1562/1563-1633) *Julien Perrichon (1566 – c. 1600), also a lutenist *Nicolas Formé (1567–1638) *Pierre Guédron (1570–1620) *Robert Ballard (lutenist), Robert Ballard (c. 1572 or 1575, probably in Paris – after 1650) *Ennemond Gaultier (1575–1651) *Antoine Boësset (1586–1643) *Guillaume Bouzignac (1587–1643) *Johann Andreas Herbst (1588–1666) *Jacques Gaultier (1592–1652) *Charles Racquet (1597–1664) *Pierre Gaultier ''d'Orleans'' (1599–1681) *Étienne Moulinié (1599–1676) *Mlle Bocquet (early 17th century – after 1660)Italian
After the Burgundian School came to an end, Italy became the leading exponent of renaissance music and continued its innovation with, for example, the Venetian School (music), Venetian and (somewhat more conservative) Roman Schools of composition. In particular the ''Venetian Schools Venetian polychoral style, polychoral compositions of the late 16th century were among the most famous musical events in1350–1470
*Zacara da Teramo (1350/60–1413/16) *Paolo da Firenze (c. 1355 – c. 1436; a.k.a. Paolo Tenorista) *Giovanni Mazzuoli (Giovanni degli Organi) (1360–1426), also known as ''Jovannes de Florentia'', ''Giovanni degli Organi'' and ''Giovanni di Niccol'' *Matteo da Perugia (fl. 1400–1416) *Antonio da Cividale (fl.c. 1392–1421), also known as ''Antonius de Civitate Austrie'' *Antonello da Caserta (14th century–after 1402) *Nicolaus Ricii de Nucella Campli (fl. 1401–1420; d.after 1436) *Ugolino da Forlì (1380–1457), also known as Ugolino da Orvieto *Antonius Romanus (fl. 1400–1432) *Bartolomeo da Bologna (fl. 1405–1427) *Grazioso da Padova (fl. 1390?–1410?), also known as Gratiosus de Padua *Nicolaus Zacharie (c. 1400 or before–1466) *Johannes de Quadris (c. 1410–? 1457) *Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro (c. 1420–1484), dance master *Antonio Cornazzano (c. 1430–1484), dancing master *Antonius Janue (fl.c. 1460) *Franchinus Gaffurius (1451–1522) *Giacomo Fogliano (1468–10 April 1548) *Marchetto Cara (c. 1470–1525?) *Bartolomeo Tromboncino (c. 1470–c. 1535)1471–1500
*Bartolomeo degli Organi (1474–1539) *Vincenzo Capirola (1474–after 1548) *Filippo de Lurano (c. 1475–c. 1520) *Francesco Spinacino (late 15th century–after 1507) *Joan Ambrosio Dalza (''fl.'' 1508) *Andrea Antico, Andrea Antico da Montona (c. 1480–after 1538) *Marco Dall'Aquila (c. 1480–after 1538) *Maistre Jhan (c. 1485–1538), early madrigalist, active at Ferrara *Gasparo Alberti (c. 1489–1560) *Bernardo Pisano (1490–1548), possibly the earliest composer of madrigals, though not in name *Sebastiano Festa (1490/1495–1524), early composer of madrigals; possibly related to Costanzo Festa *Marco Antonio Cavazzoni (c. 1490–c. 1560) *Pietro Paolo Borrono (c. 1490–after 1563) *Franciscus Bossinensis (''fl.'' 1509–1511) *Francesco de Layolle (1492–c. 1540), Florentine composer, in the employ of the Medici; music teacher to sculptor Benvenuto Cellini *Costanzo Festa (c. 1495–1545), early composer of madrigals; member of Sistine Chapel choir *Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) *Mattio Rampollini (1497–c. 1553) *Albert de Rippe (c. 1500–1551), also known as ''Alberto da Ripa'' and ''da Mantova''1501–1525
*Francesco Corteccia (1502–1571) *Ambrose Lupo (1505–1591), also known as ''Ambrosio Lupo'', ''de Almaliach'' and ''Lupus Italus''; active in England *Francesco Viola (died 1568), ''Maestro di cappella'' at Ferrara after Rore *Paolo Aretino (1508–1584), also known as ''Paolo Antonio del Bivi'' *Alfonso dalla Viola (c. 1508–c. 1573), also an instrumentalist; active in Ferrara *Antonio Gardano (1509–1569), music printer *Luigi Dentice (c. 1510?–1566) *Vincenzo Ruffo (c. 1510–1587) *Claudio Veggio (c. 1510–15??) *Nicolao Dorati (c. 1513–1593), also a trombonist; active at Lucca *Domenico Ferrabosco (1513–1574), madrigalist; father of Alfonso Ferrabosco (I), Alfonso Ferrabosco *Giovanni Domenico da Nola (c. 1515–1592) *Giandomenico Martoretta (c. 1515–1560s), Calabrian madrigalist, active in Sicily *Agostino Agostini (died 1569), father of Lodovico Agostini *Gioseffo Zarlino (1517–1590) *Francesco Cellavenia (''fl.'' 1538–1563) *Giovanni Paolo Paladini (''fl.''c. 1540–1560) *Giulio Fiesco (1519?-''fl.'' 1550–1570), madrigalist, active at Ferrara *Giovanni Animuccia (c. 1520–1571) *Vincenzo Galilei (c. 1520–1591), father of composer Michelagnolo Galilei and astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei *Francesco Portinaro (c. 1520–after 1577), madrigalist, native of Padua *Hoste da Reggio (c. 1520–1569), madrigalist, active at Milan and Bergamo *Ippolito Ciera (''fl.'' 1546–1564), minor madrigalist, active at Treviso; follower of Willaert *Girolamo Parabosco (c. 1524–1577), minor member of the Venetian School *Girolamo Cavazzoni (c. 1525–after 1577) *Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525–1594) *Baldassare Donato (1525/1530–1603)1526–1550
*Annibale Padovano (1527–1575) *Costanzo Porta (c. 1529–1601) *Giovanni Battista Conforti (''fl.'' c. 1550–1570) *Fabritio Caroso (c. 1530–after 1600) *Giorgio Mainerio (c. 1530/1540–1582) *Gianmatteo Asola (c. 1532–1609) *Andrea Gabrieli (1532/1533–1585), uncle of Giovanni Gabrieli *Claudio Merulo (1533–1604) *Francesco Soto de Langa (1534–1619) *Lodovico Agostini (1534–1590), illegitimate son of Agostino Agostini *Cesare Negri (1535–1605), dance master *Ippolito Chamaterò (1535/1540–after 1592), active in several cities in northern Italy; composed both sacred and secular music *Marc'Antonio Ingegneri (1535/1536–1592), madrigalist and teacher of Monteverdi; active at Cremona *Rocco Rodio (c. 1535–after 1615) *Annibale Stabile (c. 1535–1595) *Pietro Taglia (''fl.'' c. 1555–1565), madrigalist in Milan; follower of Cipriano de Rore *Antonio Valente (''fl.'' 1565–1580) *Pietro Vinci (c. 1535–1584), madrigalist; founder of the Sicilian school *Annibale Zoilo (c. 1537–1592) *Stefano Felis (c. 1538?–1603) *Fabrizio Dentice (1539?–1581) *Giovanni Dragoni (c. 1540–1598) *Filippo Azzaiolo (''fl.'' 1557–1569) *Maddalena Casulana (c. 1540–c. 1590) *Giovanni Ferretti (c. 1540–after 1609) *Alessandro Striggio (c. 1540–1592), musician to the Medici; composer of the colossal 60-voice ''Missa sopra Ecco sì beato giorno'' *Vincenzo Bellavere (c. 1540/1541–1587) *Francesco Rovigo (1540/1541–1597), composed liturgical music and madrigals; active at Mantua and Graz *Gioseffo Guami (1542–1611), also known as ''Gioseffo da Lucca'' *Alfonso Ferrabosco (I), Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder (1543–1588), active in England *Giovanni Maria Nanino (1543/1544–1607), also spelled ''Nanini''; brother of Giovanni Bernardino Nanino *Ascanio Trombetti (1544–1590) *Gioseppe Caimo (c. 1545–1584), active at Milan; madrigalist and organist *Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c. 1545–1607), late madrigalist at Ferrara *Francesco Soriano (c. 1548–1621) *Girolamo Dalla Casa (''fl.'' from 1568; died 1601) *Ippolito Baccusi (c. 1550–1609) *Emilio de' Cavalieri (c. 1550–1602) *Cesario Gussago (c. 1550–1612) *Pomponio Nenna (c. 1550–1613) *Riccardo Rognoni (c. 1550–c. 1620) *David Sacerdote (1550–1625), earliest known Jewish composer of polyphonic music, active at Mantua *Orazio Vecchi (1550–1605) *Girolamo Conversi (''fl.'' c. 1572–1575)1551–1586
*Giulio Caccini (1551–1618), one of the founders of opera *Benedetto Pallavicino (c. 1551 – 1601) *Girolamo Belli (1552 – c. 1620) *Luca Marenzio (c. 1553 – 1599) *Paolo Bellasio (1554–1594) *Cosimo Bottegari (1554–1620) *Girolamo Diruta (c. 1554 – after 1610) *Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c. 1554 – 1609) *Giovanni Gabrieli (1554/1557–1612), nephew of Andrea Gabrieli *Paolo Quagliati (1555–1628) *Giovanni Croce (c. 1557 – 1609) *Alfonso Fontanelli (1557–1622) *Giovanni Bassano (c. 1558 – 1617) *Scipione Stella (1558/1559–1622) *Felice Anerio (c. 1560 – 1614), brother of Giovanni Francesco Anerio *Giulio Belli (c. 1560 – c. 1621) *Dario Castello (c. 1560 – c. 1658) *Giovanni Bernardino Nanino (1560–1623), brother of Giovanni Maria Nanino *Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (1560–1627) *Scipione Dentice (1560–1635) *Carlo Gesualdo (1560–1613) *Ruggiero Giovannelli (c. 1560 – 1625) *Antonio Il Verso (c. 1560 – 1621) *Stefano Rossetto (fl. 1560–1580), active in Italy and Germany *Leone Leoni (composer), Leone Leoni (c. 1560 – 1627), ''maestro di cappella'' at Vicenza *Jacopo Peri (1561–1633) *Francesco Usper (c. 1561 – 1641), also known as ''Spongia'' *Giulio Cesare Martinengo (1564 or 1568–1613) *Erasmo Marotta (1565–1641), Sicilian composer *Paola Massarenghi (born 1565; ''fl.'' 1585) *Ascanio Mayone (1565–1627) *Simone Molinaro (1565–1615) *Alessandro Piccinini (1566–1638) *Lucia Quinciani (c. 1566 – fl. 1611) *Girolamo Giacobbi (1567–1629) *Lorenzo Allegri (1567–1648) *Giovanni Francesco Anerio (c. 1567 – buried 1630), brother of Felice Anerio *Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) *Massimo Troiano (fl. 1567 to 1570 – after 1570) *Adriano Banchieri (1568–1634) *Bartolomeo Barbarino (1568–1617 or later) *Orazio Bassani (before 1570–1615) *Diomedes Cato (c. 1570 – after 1618), worked all his life in Poland *Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570–1622) *Salamone Rossi (1570–1630), Jewish *Claudia Sessa (c. 1570 – between 1613 and 1619) (:ca:Claudia Sessa) *Giovanni Battista Fontana (composer), Giovanni Battista Fontana (1571–1630) *Giovanni Picchi (1571–1643) *Cesarina Ricci (c. 1573 – fl. 1597) *Francesco Rasi (1574–1621) *Ignazio Donati (1575–1638) *Michelagnolo Galilei (1575–1631), active in Bavaria and Poland; son of composer Vincenzo Galilei; brother of astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei *Stefano Venturi del Nibbio (fl. 1592–1600); active in Florence. Collaborated with Giulio Caccini on the early opera ''Il rapimento di Cefalo'' *Vittoria Aleotti (c. 1575 – after 1620), believed to be the same person as ''Raffaella Aleotti'' (c. 1570 – after 1646) *Giovanni Priuli (1575–1626) *Giovanni Maria Trabaci (1575–1647) *Stefano Bernardi (1577–1637) *Antonio Brunelli (1577–1630) *Sulpitia Cesis (born 1577, fl. 1619) *Agostino Agazzari (1578–1640) *Caterina Assandra (1580–after 1618) *Adreana Basile (c. 1580 – c. 1640) *Vincenzo Ugolini (1580–1638) *Bellerofonte Castaldi (1581–1649) *Gregorio Allegri (1582–1652), brother of Domenico Allegri *Severo Bonini (1582–1663) *Marco da Gagliano (1582–1643) *Sigismondo d'India (c. 1582 – 1629) *Giovanni Valentini (1582–1649) *Paolo Agostino (1583–1629) *Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643) *Antonio Cifra (1584–1629) *Nicolò Corradini (composer), Nicolò Corradini (1585–1646) *Andrea Falconieri (1585–1656) *Francesco Rognoni (c. 1585 – after 1626) *Domenico Allegri (1585–1629), brother of Gregorio Allegri *Alessandro Grandi (1586–1630) *Stefano Landi (1586–1643) *Claudio Saracini (1586–1630) *Giovanni Battista Grillo (died 1622) *Marcantonio Negri (died 1624) *Giovanni Battista Riccio (fl. 1609-after 1621)Serbian
*Jefimija (1349–1405), composed ''tuzhbalice'' (laments) *Nikola the Serb (''fl.'' late 14th century) *Kir Stefan the Serb (second half of the 14th and 15th century) *Isaiah the Serb (''fl.'' second half of the 15th century)Greek
*Francisco Leontaritis (1518–1572)Spanish
1370–1450
*Johannes Cornago (c. 1400–after 1475) *Juan de Urrede (c. 1430–after 1482), or ''Johannes de Wreede''1451–1510
*Juan de Triana (''fl.'' c. 1460–1500) *Francisco de la Torre (composer), Francisco de la Torre (''fl.'' 1483–1504) *Juan de Anchieta (1462–1523) *Juan del Encina (1468 – c. 1529) *Francisco de Peñalosa (c. 1470 – 1528) *Andreas De Silva (c. 1475/1480–after 1520) *Mateo Flecha, Mateo Flecha the Elder (1481–1553), or ''Mateu Fletxa el Vell'' *Juan Pérez de Gijón (''fl.'' c. 1460–1500) *Luis de Milán (c. 1500–after 1561) *Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500 – 1553) *Luis de Narváez (c. 1500 – between 1550 and 1560) *Juan Vásquez (composer), Juan Vásquez (c. 1500 – c. 1560) *Enríquez de Valderrábano (1500-after 1557) *Miguel de Fuenllana (1500–1578) *Bartolomé de Escobedo (c. 1505 – 1563) *Juan Bermudo (c. 1510 – c. 1565) *Antonio de Cabezón (c. 1510 – 1566) *Alonso Mudarra (c. 1510 – 1580) *Diego Ortiz (c. 1510 – c. 1570) *Luis Venegas de Henestrosa (c. 1510 – 1570)1511–1570
*Tomás de Santa María (c. 1515 – 1570) *Joan Brudieu (c. 1520 – 1591) *Rodrigo de Ceballos (c. 1525 – 1581) *Francisco Guerrero (composer), Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599) *Hernando Franco (1532–1585), active in Guatemala and Mexico *Hernando de Cabezón (1541–1602) *Ginés de Boluda (c. 1545 – c. 1606) *Ginés Pérez de la Parra (c. 1548 – 1600) *Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611) *Bernardo Clavijo del Castillo (c. 1549 – 1626), active in Palermo, Sicily and later in Salamanca; published motets in 1588 *Vicente Espinel (1550–1624) *Ambrosio Cotes (c. 1550 – 1603) *Sebastian Raval, Sebastián Raval (c. 1550 – 1604) *Alonso Lobo (c. 1555 – 1617) *Juan Esquivel Barahona (c. 1560–after 1625) *Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia (1561–1627) *Joan Baptista Comes (1568–1643) *Joan Pau Pujol (1570–1626) *Juan Arañés (died 1649)Cuban
*Teodora Ginés (c. 1530 – 1598), not to be confused with the later Cuban singer and former slave of the same nameSwiss
*Ludwig Senfl (c. 1486 – 1543), active in Germany *Fridolin Sicher (1490–1546)Danish
*Melchior Borchgrevinck (c. 1570 – 1632) *Hans Nielsen (composer), Hans Nielsen (1580–1626) *Mogens Pedersøn (c. 1583 – 1623) *Hans Brachrogge (c.1590–1638) *Truid Aagesen (fl.1593–1625)Polish
During a period of favourable economic and political conditions at the beginning of the 16th century, Poland reached the height of its powers, when it was one of the richest and most powerful countries inCzech
*Ondřej Chrysoponus Jevíčský (1495–1592) *Jan Simonides Montanus (1507–1587), active in Kutná Hora *Jan Blahoslav (1523–1571) *Jiří Rychnovský (1529–1616) *Simon Bar Jona Madelka (c. 1530-1550-c. 1598) *Pavel Spongopaeus Jistebnický (c. 1550–1619) *Jan Trojan Turnovský (c. 1550–1606) *Kryštof Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice (1564–1621) *Jan Campanus Vodňanský, Johannes Vodnianus Campanus (1572–1622) *Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic (c. 1600–1676)Hungarian
*Bálint Bakfark (1507–1576) *Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos, Sebestyén Tinódi, ''Lantos'' (c. 1510–1556)Slovenian
*Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), also known as ''Jacob Handl''; active in Moravia and BohemiaCroatian
*Ivan Lukačić (1587–1648) *Vinko Jelić (1596-c. 1636/1637)Dutch
*Swedish
*Andreas Düben (1597–1662)German
1350–1400
*Hugo von Montfort (1357–1423) *Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376/77–1445)1401–1450
*Conrad Paumann (c. 1410 – 1473) *Heinrich Finck (1444/1445–1527) *Adam von Fulda (c. 1445 – 1505) *Hans Judenkünig (c. 1450 – 1526), or ''Judenkönig'' *Arnolt Schlick (c. 1450 – c. 1525)1451–1500
*Paul Hofhaimer (1459–1537) *Sebastian Virdung (born c. 1465) *Pierre Alamire (c. 1470 – 1536), active in the Low Countries *Thomas Stoltzer (c. 1480 – 1526) *Hans Buchner (1483–1538) *Martin Luther (1483–1546) *Hans Kotter (c. 1485 – 1541) *Martin Agricola (1486–1556) *Georg Rhau (1488–1548) *1501–1550
*Hans Neusidler (1508–1563) *Georg Forster (composer), Georg Forster (c. 1510 – 1568) *Caspar Othmayr (1515–1553) *Sigmund Hemmel (c. 1520 – 1565) *Hermann Finck (1527–1558) *Elias Ammerbach, Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (c. 1530 – 1597) *Matthäus Waissel (c. 1540 – 1602)1551–1600
*Johannes Eccard (1553–1611) *Leonhard Lechner (c. 1553 – 1606) *Johannes Nucius (c. 1556 – 1620) *Hieronymus Praetorius (1560–1629) *August Nörmiger (c. 1560 – 1613) *Elias Mertel (c. 1561 – 1626) *Andreas Raselius (c. 1563 – 1602) *Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612) *Gregor Aichinger (1565–1628) *Christoph Demantius (1567–1643) *Christian Erbach (1568–1635) *Paul Peuerl (1570–1625) *Michael Praetorius (c. 1571 – 1621) *Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Moritz von Hessen-Kassel (1572–1632) *Erasmus Widmann (1572–1634) *Andreas Hakenberger (1574–1627) *Melchior Franck (1579–1639) *Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger (1580–1651) *Johann Stobäus (1580–1646) *Johannes Jeep (1581/1582-1644) *Johann Staden (1581–1634) *Johann Daniel Mylius (c. 1583 – 1642) *Michael Altenburg (1584–1640) *Daniel Friderici (1584–1638) *Johann Grabbe (1585–1655) *Peter Hasse (1585–1640) *Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) *Jacob Praetorius (1586–1651) *Johann Schein (1586–1630) *Paul Siefert (1586–1666) *Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654) *Johann Schop (1590–1667) *Johannes Thesselius (1590–1643) *Melchior Schildt (1592/1593-1667) *Gottfried Scheidt (1593–1661) *Johann Ulrich Steigleder (1593–1635) *Heinrich Scheidemann (1595–1663) *Johann Crüger (1598–1662) *Thomas Selle (1599–1663) *Delphin Strungk (1600/1601–1694)Portuguese
1400–1475
*Pedro de Escobar (c. 1465 – after 1535)1476–1500
*Vicente Lusitano (fl. 1550; d. after 1561) *Bartolomeo Trosylho (c. 1500 – c. 1567) *Heliodoro de Paiva (c. 1500 – 1552)1501–1525
*Damião de Góis (1502–1574) *António Carreira (c. 1520 to 1530 – 1597)1526–1550
*Manuel Mendes (c. 1547 – 1605) *Pedro de Cristo (c. 1550 – 1618)1551–1575
*Manuel Rodrigues Coelho (c. 1555 – c. 1635) *Duarte Lobo (c. 1565 – 1647) *Gaspar Fernandes (1566–1629) *Manuel Cardoso (composer), Manuel Cardoso (1566–1650) *Filipe de Magalhães (1571–1652) *Estêvão de Brito (1575–1641) *Estêvão Lopes Morago (c. 1575 – c. 1630)1576–1625
*Manuel Machado (composer), Manuel Machado (1590–1646) *Manuel Correia (composer), Manuel Correia (1600–1653) *John IV of Portugal (1603–1656)English
Due in part to its isolation from mainland1370–1450
1451–1500
*Robert Wilkinson (composer), Robert Wilkinson (c. 1450 – after 1515), or ''Wylkynson'' *John Browne (composer), John Browne (fl. c. 1490), likely born 1453; major contributor to the Eton Choirbook *Robert Hacomplaynt (c. 1456 – 1528), also written as ''Hacomplayne'', ''Hacomblene''; has a single surviving work, a setting of ''Salve regina'', in the Eton Choirbook; a work known as Haycomplayne's Gaude, dated 1529, has been lost *Robert Fayrfax (1464–1521), also spelled ''Fairfax'', ''Fairfaux'', ''Feyrefax'' *Richard Davy (c. 1465 – c. 1507), major contributor to the Eton Choirbook *William Cornysh, William Cornysh the younger (c. 1468 – 1523), probably the son of William Cornysh (I), William Cornysh the elder *Richard Sampson (c. 1470 – 1554) *Robert Cowper (c. 1474–1535/1540), also written as ''Cooper'' or ''Coupar''; represented by a work in the Gyffard partbooks and manuscript sources *Thomas Ashewell (c. 1478–after 1513), also spelled ''Ashwelle'', ''Asshwell'' *Hugh Aston (c. 1485 – 1558), also spelled ''Ashton'', ''Assheton'' *Nicholas Ludford (c. 1485 – 1557) *Edmund Sturton (fl. late 15th – early 16th century), presumably identical with the Sturton who composed the six-part ''Ave Maria ancilla Trinitatis'' in the Lambeth Choirbook, he contributed a ''Gaude virgo mater Christi'' to the Eton Choirbook, the six voices of which cover a fifteen-note range *John Redford (c. 1486 – 1547), one of the main contributors to The Mulliner Book *Thomas Appleby (composer), Thomas Appleby (c. 1488 – 1563) *John Taverner (c. 1490 – 1545) *Henry VIII of England (1491–1547) *Thomas Preston (composer), Thomas Preston (died c. 1563), composed 12 ''Offertory'' settings for keyboard, including the popular ''Felix namque'', and an ''alternatim'' organ Mass for Easter, containing the only known sequence setting of the time; his keyboard writing is extremely virtuosic for the period1501–1550
*Hyett (fl. before 1548), represented by a single work in the Gyffard partbooks *John Hake (fl. before 1548), represented by a single work in the Gyffard partbooks *Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585) *Christopher Tye (c. 1505 – ? 1572) *John Merbecke (also Marbeck) (c. 1510 – c. 1585), produced the first musical setting for the English liturgy, publishing ''The Booke of Common Praier Noted'', 1549; surviving works include a ''Missa Per arma iustitie''; almost burnt as a heretic in 1543 *Osbert Parsley (1511–1585), also spelled ''Parsely''; wrote a set of ''Lamentations'' for Holy Week *John Sheppard (composer), John Sheppard (c. 1515 – 1559) *Edward Kyrton (fl. 1540 to 1550), Miserere for keyboard in a British Museum MS *John Black (composer), John Black (c. 1520 – 1587) *Thomas Caustun (c. 1520/1525–1569), or ''Causton'' *John Blitheman (c. 1525 – 1591) *Richard Edwardes (1525–1566), also spelled ''Edwards'' *Thomas Whythorne (1528–1595) *William Mundy (composer), William Mundy (1529–1591), father of John Mundy (composer), John Mundy; his output includes fine examples of both the large-scale Latin votive antiphon and the short English anthem, as well as Masses and Latin psalm settings; his style is vigorous and eloquent; represented in The Mulliner Book and in the Gyffard partbooks *Robert Parsons (composer), Robert Parsons (c. 1535 – 1572), Latin music includes ''antiphons'', ''Credo quod redemptor'', ''Domine quis habitabit'', ''Magnificat'' and ''Jam Christus astra''; also three ''responds'' from the Office of the Dead, songs (including ''Pandolpho''), ''In nomine'' settings for ensemble, and a ''galliard'' *Robert White (composer), Robert White (1538–1574), also spelled ''Whyte'' *Clement Woodcock (1540–1590), also spelled ''Woodcoke'', ''Woodecock''; his ''Browning my dear'' is one of several pieces of the period based on a popular tune, also known as ''The leaves be green'' *William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623) *Anthony Holborne (c. 1545 – 1602), also known as ''Olborner'' *John Johnson (composer), John Johnson (c. 1545 – 1594) *Francis Cutting (1550-1595/1596)1551–1570
*Edmund Hooper (organist), Edmund Hooper (c. 1553 – 1621), also spelled ''Hoop''; contributed to Michael East (composer), Michael East's ''psalter'' and William Leighton's ''Teares'', and wrote some intensely expressive anthems; has two keyboard pieces in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book *Elway Bevin (1554–1638), possibly Welsh *William Inglot (1554–1621), also spelled ''Inglott''; two keyboard pieces in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book; there is also an untitled keyboard piece by 'Englitt' in a MS in the British Museum *John Mundy (composer), John Mundy (c. 1555 – 1630), son of William Mundy (composer), William Mundy; published a volume of ''Songs and Psalms'' in 1594, contributed to the ''Triumphs of Oriana'', composed English and Latin sacred music, and is represented with five pieces in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book; his ''Goe from my window'' variations are a particularly fine example of the genre *Thomas Morley (1557/1558–1603) *Nathaniel Giles (c. 1558 – 1634), also spelled ''Gyles'' *Ferdinando Richardson (1558–1618), also known as ''Sir Ferdinando Heybourne''; there survives a keyboard ''Pavan'' and ''Galliard'', each with variation, in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book *Richard Carlton (1558–1638) *Richard Allison (composer), Richard Allison (c. 1560/1570–before 1610) *William Brade (1560–1630), active in Denmark and Germany *William Cobbold (composer), William Cobbold (1560–1639), organist at Norwich Cathedral (from 1594 to 1608); a single piece by him exists in Ravenscroft's 1621 collection *Peter Philips (1560–1628), exiled to Flanders *Thomas Robinson (composer), Thomas Robinson (1560–1610) *John Bull (composer), John Bull (1562–1628), exiled to the Netherlands *John Dowland (1563–1626) *Giles Farnaby (c. 1563 – 1640) *John Milton (composer), John Milton (c. 1563 – 1647), father of the poet John Milton; composed madrigals, one of which was printed in ''The Triumphs of Oriana'', as well as anthems, Psalm settings, a motet, and some consort music including a six-part In nomine *John Danyel (1564 – after 1625), also spelled ''Danyell''; brother of the poet Samuel Daniel (spellings of the names of the two brothers differ) *Michael Cavendish (c. 1565 – 1628) *John Farmer (1570–1605), John Farmer (c. 1565 – 1605) *George Kirbye (c. 1565 – 1634) *William Leighton (c. 1565 – 1622) *John Hilton (I), John Hilton (1565–1609), probably father of John Hilton (composer), John Hilton 'the younger' (1599–1657) *Francis Pilkington (c. 1565 – 1638), lutenist *Thomas Campion (1567–1620), also spelled ''Campian''; the only English composer to experiment with musique mesurée, and the first to imitate the Florentine monodists *Philip Rosseter (c. 1568 – 1623) *Tobias Hume (c. 1569 – 1645), responsible for the earliest known use of col legno in Western music *Nicholas Strogers (fl. 1560–1575), also spelled ''Strowger'', ''Strowgers''; three (probably four) keyboard pieces in a Christ Church, Oxford, manuscript, and a ''Fantasia'' in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (No. 89); an ''In nomine'' exists in a Bodleian manuscript *Thomas Bateson (c. 1570 – 1630) *John Cooper (composer), John Cooper (c. 1570 – 1626), also spelled ''Coperario'', ''Coprario'' *Benjamin Cosyn (c. 1570–1652 or later), also spelled ''Cosin'', ''Cosens''; compiler of the manuscript ''Cosyn's Virginal Book'' *William Tisdale (born c. 1570), also spelled ''Tisdall''1571–1580
*Thomas Lupo (1571–1627), also known as ''Thomas Lupo The Elder''; composer of several works, but solid attribution of many works to him or another of his relatives is difficult *John Ward (composer), John Ward (1571–1638) *Edward Johnson (composer), Edward Johnson (1572–1601), contributed to Michael East (composer), Michael East's ''psalter'' and ''The Triumphs of Oriana'' and more *Daniel Bacheler (1572–1618) *Martin Peerson (1572–1650), may be the same person as ''Martin Pearson''; four keyboard pieces in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book; many works also published *Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) *Ellis Gibbons (1573–1603), brother of Orlando Gibbons *John Wilbye (1574–1638) *John Bartlet (fl. 1606 to 1610) *John Bennet (composer), John Bennet (c. 1575 – after 1614) *John Coprario (c. 1575 – 1626) *Daniel Farrant (1575–1671) *Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger (c. 1575 – 1628), illegitimate son of Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder *William Simmes (c. 1575 – c. 1625) *John Holmes (composer), John Holmes (''fl.'' from 1599; died 1629) *Thomas Greaves (musician), Thomas Greaves (fl. 1604) *Thomas Weelkes (1576–1623) *John Maynard (composer), John Maynard (c. 1577 – between 1614 and 1633), primarily known from one published work, ''The XIII Wonders of the World'', published in London in 1611; It contains twelve songs, six duets for lute and viol, and seven pieces for lyra viol with optional bass viol *Robert Jones (composer), Robert Jones (1577–1617), published five volumes of simple and melodious lute songs, and one of madrigals *John Amner (1579–1641) *Michael East (composer), Michael East (c. 1580 – 1648), probably the son of Thomas East *Richard Dering (c. 1580 – 1630) *Thomas Ford (composer), Thomas Ford (c. 1580 – 1648) *Richard Nicholson (composer), Richard Nicholson (died 1639), composed English and Latin church music, and consort songs, in humorous rather than melancholy vein, and contributed to ''The Triumphs of Oriana'' *Thomas Vautor (born c. 1580/90), published a volume of five- and six-part madrigals in 1619; his best-known piece is ''Sweet Suffolk Owl'' *Henry Youll (born c. 1580/90), his ''Canzonets to Three Voyces'', although clearly the work of an amateur, have charm and individuality *George Handford (composer), George Handford (''fl.'' c. 1609), book of ''Ayresin'' MS bears a dedication to Prince Henry dated 1609, but was never published *John Lugg (1580 – 1647/1655), also spelled ''Lugge''; there survive nine plainsong settings, one hexachord, and three voluntaries for double organ in a Christ Church, Oxford, Christ Church autograph MS, among others1581–1611
*Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1582 – c. 1633), published a book of psalms amongst others *Thomas Simpson (composer), Thomas Simpson (1582 – c. 1628), also spelled ''Sympson''; active in Denmark *Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) *Robert Johnson (English composer), Robert Johnson (c. 1583 – 1633) *William Corkine (fl. 1610–1617) *John Adson (1587–1640) *Nicholas Lanier (1588–1666), also spelled ''Lanière'' *Walter Porter (c. 1588 – 1659), madrigalist; publications include instrumental toccatas, sinfonias and ritornellos as well as vocal pieces *Robert Ramsey (composer), Robert Ramsey (1590s–1644), composed mythological and biblical dialogues, such as ''Dives and Abraham'', ''Saul and the Witch of Endor'', and ''Orpheus and Pluto'' *Richard Mico (1590–1661), two 18th-century arrangements for viols of keyboard pavans in a MS in the British Museum survive *Robert Dowland (1591–1641), son of John Dowland; only three works are definitely ascribed to him: two lute pieces in the 'Varietie of Lute Lessons' and one in the 'Margaret Board Lutebook' *John Jenkins (composer), John Jenkins (1592–1678) *Henry Lawes (1595–1662) *John Wilson (composer), John Wilson (1595–1674) *John Hilton the younger (1599–1657)Scottish
*Robert Johnson (Scottish composer), Robert Johnson (c. 1470 – after 1554), active in England and Scotland *Robert Carver (composer), Robert Carver (1485–1570), wrote a mass on ''L'Homme armé'' (the only known by a British composer) and a nineteen-part ''O bone jesu'' *David Peebles (''fl.'' c. 1530–1579)Irish
*Cormac Mac Dermott, Cormac Mac Diarmata (died 1618) *Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin, Ruaidrí Dáll Ó Catháin (c.1580–c.1653) *Nicholas Dáll Pierce (c.1561–1653)Sources
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