List of medieval composers
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Lists of classical music composers by era |
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Medieval | (476–1400) |
Renaissance | (1400–1600) |
Baroque | (1600–1760) |
Classical era | (1730–1820) |
Romantic era | (1815–1910) |
20th century | (1900–2000) |
21st century | (since 2000) |
This is a list of medieval composers. Composers whose names are italicised have no known surviving music, although in some cases the text of compositions attributed to them survive.
Contents
Early medieval composers (born before 1150)
Name | Born | Died | Nationality | Picture | Remarks |
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Romanos the Melodist | c. 490 | c. 560 | Jewish-Syrian-born Byzantine | ||
Yared | 505 | 571 | Ethiopian |
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Yared, 505–571
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Khosrovidukht ("daughter of Khosrov") | 8th century | 8th century | Armenian | ||
Sahakdukht ("daughter of Sahak") | 8th century | 8th century | Armenian | ||
Otfrid von Weissenburg | c. 800 | after 870 | Frankish | His status as a composer is unclear, although some copies of his poetry have surviving music notation | |
Kassia | 805/810 | 865/867 | Byzantine |
File:Santa Kassia.jpg
Kassia, 805/810–865/867
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Notker Balbulus (Notker the Stammerer) |
c. 840 | 912 | Frankish? |
File:Notker der Stammler.jpg
Notker the Stammerer, c. 840–912
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Hucbald | 840/850 | 930 | Frankish | ||
Tuotilo (Tutilo of Saint Gall) |
c. 850 | 915 | Irish | ||
Etienne de Liege (Stephen of Liege) |
c. 850 | 920 | Belgian | ||
Leo VI the Wise | 866 | 912 | Byzantine | ||
Odo of Cluny | c. 878 | 942 | French | ||
Heriger of Lobbes (Herigerus) | c. 925 | 1007 | Frankish? | ||
Odo of Arezzo | 10th century | 11th century | Italian | ||
Adémar de Chabannes | c. 988 | 1034 | French | ||
Guido da Arezzo (Guido of Arezzo; Guido Aretinus) |
c. 991/992 | after 1033 | Italian |
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Guido of Arezzo, c. 991/992-after 1033
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Wipo (Wigbert; Wippo of Burgundy) |
c. 995 | c. 1048 | Frankish? (Arles/ Burgundy) |
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Hermann of Reichenau | 1013 | 1054 | German |
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Hermann of Reichenau, 1013-1054
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Godric | c. 1065 | 1170 | English |
File:Song-Godric.jpg
Godric, c. 1065-1170
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Adam of Saint Victor | c. 1068 | 1146 | French | ||
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (Guilhem de Peitieus; Guillaume d'Aquitaine) |
1071 | 1126 | Occitan | ||
Petrus Abaelardus (Peter Abelard) |
1079 | 1142 | French |
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Peter Abelard, 1079-1142
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Demetrius I of Georgia | c. 1093 | 1156 | Georgian | ||
Goslenus (Jocelin of Soissons) |
1096 | 1152 | French | ||
Hildegard of Bingen | 1098 | 1179 | German |
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Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179
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Marcabru | c. 1099 | c. 1150 | Occitan |
File:Marcabru - BN MS fr 12473.jpg
Marcabru, c. 1099 - c. 1150
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Bernard of Cluny | 1100 | 1170 | French | ||
Jaufre Rudel | 1105 | after 1147 | Occitan |
File:Hodierna and Jaufre Rudel.jpg
Jaufre Rudel, 1105-after 1147
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Albertus Parisiensis (Albert of Paris) |
1116 | c. 1177 | French | ||
Bernart de Ventadorn | 1130/1140 | after 1190/1200 | Ocitan |
File:BernardDeVentadour.jpg
Bernart de Ventadorn, 1130/1140-after 1190/1200
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Peire d'Alvernhe | c. 1130 | 1215 | Occitan |
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Peire d'Alvernhe, c. 1130-1215
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Chrétien de Troyes | c. 1130 | c. 1190 | French |
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Chretien de Troyes, c. 1130-c. 1190
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Tibors de Sarenom | c. 1130 | after 1198 | Occitan | ||
Léonin (Magister Leonius) |
before 1150 | c. 1201 | French | ||
Giraut de Bornelh | c. 1138 | 1215 | Occitan |
File:Guiraut de Bornelh.jpg
Giraut de Bornelh, c. 1138-1215
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Berenguier de Palazol | 1140 | 1209 | Catalan | ||
Arnaut de Mareuil | c. 1140 | c. 1200 | Occitan |
File:Arnaut de Mareuil.jpg
Arnaut de Mareuil, c. 1140-c. 1200
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Beatritz de Dia (Comtessa de Dia) |
c. 1140 | c. 1200 | Occitan |
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Beatritz de Dia, c. 1140-c. 1200
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Bertran de Born | 1140/1150 | 1215 | Occitan |
File:Bertran de Born.jpg
Bertran de Born, 1140/1150-1215
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Hendrik van Veldeke (Heinrich von Veldeke) |
1140/1150 | c. 1190 | Limburgish/ German |
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Hendrik van Veldeke, 1140/1150-c. 1190
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Vidame de Chartres (Guillaume de Ferrières?) |
c. 1145/1155 | 1204? | French | ||
Raimbaut d'Aurenga (Raimbaut of Orange) |
c. 1147 | 1173 | Occitan |
File:Rambautz d'Aurenga.jpg
Raimbaut of Orange, c. 1147–1173
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Guilhem de Saint-Leidier (Guillem Saint Deidier) |
c. 1149 | c. 1195/1200 | Occitan |
Middle medieval composers (born 1150–1300)
Name | Born | Died | Nationality | Picture |
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Arnaut Daniel | c. 1150/1160 | c. 1200 | Occitan |
File:Arnaut Daniel - BN MS fr 12473.jpg
Arnaut Daniel, c. 1150/1160-c. 1200
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Conon de Béthune | c. 1150 | 1219 | French | |
Folquet de Marselha (Folquet de Marseille) |
c. 1150 | 1231 | Occitan | |
Friedrich von Hûsen (Friedrich von Hausen) |
c. 1150/1160 | 1190 | German | |
Gontier de Soignies | 1150 | after 1220 | French | |
Peire Raimon de Tolosa | 1150 | after 1220 | Occitan | |
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras | c. 1150/1160 | 1207 | Occitan |
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Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, c. 1150/1160 - 1207
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Azalais de Porcairagues | c. 1155? | 1209? | Occitan | |
Blondel de Nesle | c. 1155 | 1202 | French | |
Reinmar von Hagenau (Reinmar der Alte) |
c. 1155 | c. 1205 | German | |
Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) |
1157 | 1199 | English |
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Richard I of England, 1157 - 1199
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Alamanda de Castelnau | c. 1160 | 1223 | Occitan | |
Audefroi le Bastart | 1160 | after 1225 | French | |
Cadenet | c. 1160 | c. 1235 | Occitan | |
Gace Brule | c. 1160 | after 1213 | French | |
Monge de Montaudon | c. 1160 | after 1210 | Occitan | |
Pérotin (Perotinus) |
c. 1160 | c. 1225 | French |
File:Perotin - Alleluia nativitas.jpg
Pérotin, c. 1160 - c. 1225
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Perdigon | 1160 | after 1212 | Occitan |
File:Perdigon with fiddle.jpg
Perdigon, 1160 - after 1212
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Peirol | c. 1160 | c. 1222/1225 | Occitan |
File:BnF ms. 854 fol. 56v - Peirol (1).jpg
Peirol, c. 1160 - c. 1222/1225
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Philippe le Chancelier (Philip the Chancellor) |
c. 1160 | 1236 | French | |
Raimon de Miraval | c. 1160 | c. 1220 | Occitan |
File:Raimon de Miraval.jpg
Raimon de Miraval, c. 1160 - c. 1220
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Albertet de Sestaro | 1164 | after 1221 | Occitan | |
Chastelain de Couci | c. 1165 | 1203 | French |
File:Castelin-éd-Couci-chansons-p39.jpeg
Chastelain de Couci, c. 1165 - 1203
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Gautier de Dargies | c. 1165/1170 | c. 1236 | French | |
Bernger von Horheim | 1166 | 13th century? | German | |
Guillem Magret | c. 1166 | after 1204 | Occitan | |
Castelloza | c. 1170 | after 1200 | Occitan | |
Gaucelm Faidit | 1170 | 1202 | Occitan | |
Gui d'Ussel | c. 1170 | c. 1225 | Occitan | |
Pierre de Molins | 1170 | c. 1220 | French | |
Pons d'Ortaffa | c. 1170 | c. 1246 | Catalan | |
Richart de Semilli | c. 1170? | c. 1200 | French | |
Walther von der Vogelweide | c. 1170 | c. 1230 | German |
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Walther von der Vogelweide, c. 1170 – c. 1230
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Wolfram von Eschenbach | c. 1170 | c. 1220 | German | |
Aimeric de Peguilhan | c. 1175 | c. 1230 | Occitan |
File:Aimeric de Pegulhan.jpg
Aimeric de Peguilhan, 1175?-1230?
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Guilhem Ademar | c. 1175 | after 1217 | Occitan |
File:Guilhem Ademar.PNG
Guilhem Ademar, c. 1175-after 1217
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Peire Vidal | 1175 | 1205 | Occitan |
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Peire Vidal, 1175–1205
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Pons de Capduelh (Pons de Capdoill) |
1175? | 1236? | Occitan | |
Gautier de Coincy | 1177 | 1236 | French |
File:Gautier de Coinsi.jpg
Gautier de Coincy, 1177–1236
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Maria de Ventadorn | 1177? | 1222? | Occitan | |
Guilhem Augier (Ogiers Novella) |
c. 1179? | after 1230 | Occitan | |
Colin Muset | c. 1180 | after 1250 | French | |
Garsenda de Proensa | c. 1180 | c. 1242 | Occitan | |
Peire Cardenal | c. 1180? | c. 1278? | Occitan |
File:Peire Cardenal MS I.gif
Peire Cardenal, c. 1180? – c. 1278?
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Daude de Pradas | 1184 | c. 1282 | Occitan | |
Aimeric de Belenoi | 1185 | 1272 | Occitan | |
Guiot de Dijon | 1185 | 1225 | French | |
Uc de Saint Circ | 1187 | 1273 | Occitan | |
Hue de la Ferté | 1190 | after 1235 | French | |
Neidhart von Reuental | c. 1190? | after 1236 | German |
File:Codex Manesse Neidhart.jpg
Neidhart von Reuental, c. 1190? – after 1236
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Guillaume le Vinier | c. 1190 | 1245 | French | |
Eustache le Peintre de Reims | 1195 | c. 1240? | French | |
Gilles le Vinier | 1195 | 1252 | French | |
Moniot d'Arras | fl. ca. 1225 | ??? | French | |
Hadewijch | 13th century | 13th century | Belgian | |
Jehan Erart | c. 1200 | 1258 | French | |
Adam de Givenchi | 1200 | after 1245 | French | |
Guibert Kaukesel (Hubert Chaucesel) |
c. 1200 | after 1255? | French | |
Margot | c. 1200 | after 1250 | French | |
Maroie (Maroie de Dregnau de Lille) | c. 1200 | after 1250 | French | |
Reinmar von Zweter | c. 1200 | after 1248 | German | |
Sordello | c. 1200 | after 1269 | Italian |
File:BnF ms. 12473 fol. 109 - Sordel de Mantoue (1).jpg
Sordello, c. 1200 - after 1269
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Wincenty of Kielcza | c. 1200 | after 1262 | Polish | |
Thibaud de Champagne (Thibaud IV, Count of Champagne; Theobald I, King of Navarre) |
1201 | 1253 | French |
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Thibaud de Champagne, 1201 - 1253
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Richard de Fournival | 1201 | 1260? | French |
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Richard de Fournival, 1201 - 1260?
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Gautier d'Épinal (fr) | 1202 | 1272 | French | |
Gertrude of Dagsburg | 1205 | 1225 | French | |
Jehan Bretel | c. 1210 | 1272 | French | |
Martin Codax | c. 1210 | after 1270 | Spanish (Galician) |
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Martin Codax, c. 1210 - after 1270
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Thomas Herier | c. 1210 | after 1270 | French | |
Raoul de Soissons | c. 1210/1215 | c. 1270 | French | |
Guiraut d'Espanha | c. 1215 | after 1265 | Occitan | |
Lambert Ferri | c. 1220 | c. 1300 | French | |
Alfonso el Sabio (Alfonso X, King of Castile) |
1221 | 1284 | Spanish (Castilian) |
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Alfonso el Sabio, 1221 - 1284
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Robert de la Piere | 1225 | 1258 | French | |
Henry III, Duke of Brabant | c. 1230 | 1261 | Belgian | |
Guiraut Riquier | c. 1230 | c. 1292 | Occitan |
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Guiraut Riquier, c. 1230 – c. 1292
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Konrad von Würzburg | c. 1230 | 1287 | German | |
Adam de la Halle | c. 1237 | 1288 | French |
File:Adam de la halle.jpg
Adam de la Halle, 1237?–1288
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Meister Rumelant | c. 1243 | after 1286/1287 | German |
File:MeisterRumslant.jpg
Meister Rumelant, c. 1243-after 1286/1287
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W. de Wycombe | c. 1245 | 1279? | English | |
Jehan de Lescurel (Jehannot de l'Escurel) |
1250? | 1304? | French | |
Ernoul le Vielle de Gastinois (Ernous li Viele) |
c. 1250 | c. 1280 | French | |
Franco of Cologne | 13th century | 13th century | German | |
Der wilde Alexander (Meister Alexander) |
1255 | after 1288 | German | |
Casella | 1299 or 1300 | Italian | ||
Petrus de Cruce | c. 1260 | after 1302 | French | |
Dom Dinis (Denis, King of Portugal) |
1261 | 1325 | Portuguese |
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Dom Dinis, 1261 - 1325
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Marchetto da Padova | c. 1274 | after 1319 | Italian | |
John Kukuzelis | c. 1280 | 1360 | Bulgarian |
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John Kukuzelis, c. 1280 - 1360
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Philippe de Vitry | 1291 | 1361 | French |
File:Philippe de Vitry.jpg
Philippe de Vitry, 1291 - 1361
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Late medieval and transitional composers (born 1300–1400)
Name | Born | Died | Nationality | Picture |
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Maestro Piero | c. 1300 | after 1350 | Italian | |
Guillaume de Machaut | c. 1300 | 1377 | French |
File:Machaut 1.jpg
Guillaume de Machaut, c. 1300–1377
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Jacopo da Bologna | fl. 1340–1360 | 1386? | Italian | |
Giovanni da Cascia (Giovanni da Firenze) |
fl. 1340? | 14th century | Italian | |
Gherardello da Firenze | 1320/1325 | 1362/1363 | Italian | |
John Hanboys | c. 1320? | 1380? | English | |
Francesco Landini | 1325/1335 | 1397 | Italian |
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Francesco Landini, 1325/35–1397
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Lorenzo da Firenze (Lorenzo Masini) |
c. 1325 | 1372/1373 | Italian | |
Donato da Cascia | fl. c. 1350 | after 1370 | Italian | |
Joachim Domestikos Of Serbia | 14th century | 14th century | Serbian | |
Grimace | 14th century | 14th century? | French | |
Mönch von Salzburg (Monk of Salzburg) (de) | 14th century | 14th century? | German |
File:Mönch von Salzburg.JPG
Mönch von Salzburg, 14th century-14th century?
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P. des Molins | fl. 1370 | unknown | French | |
Jehan Vaillant (Johannes Vaillant) |
c. 1330? | 1390/1400? | French | |
Johannes Alanus | c. 1332? | 1373? | English | |
Vincenzo da Rimini | c. 1332? | after 1364? | Italian | |
Bartolino da Padova | fl. 1365 | after 1405 | Italian | |
Matheus de Sancto Johanne (Mayshuet de Joan) |
fl. c. 1365 | after 1387 | French | |
Philippus de Caserta (Philipoctus de Caserta) |
fl. c. 1370 | c. 1400 | Italian | |
Egardus | fl. c. 1370? | after 1400 | Flemish | |
Egidius de Francia | 14th century | 14th century? | French | |
Johannes Cuvelier (Cunelier) |
fl. c. 1372 | after 1387 | French | |
Franciscus Andrieu | fl. c. 1377 | c. 1400 | French? | |
Johannes Symonis Hasprois | fl. 1378 | 1428 | French | |
Goscalch (Petrus de Godescalc?) | fl. c. 1378/1380 | 1394? | French? | |
Arrigo (Henrico) | 14th century | 14th century | Italian | |
Niccolò da Perugia | 14th century | c. 1400 | Italian | |
Jehan Suzay | fl. c. 1380 | after 1395 | French | |
Trebor | fl. c. 1380 | c. 1400 | French | |
Jan of Jenstejn | 1348 | 1400 | Czech |
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Jan of Jenstejn 1348 - 1400
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Záviš of Zápy | c. 1350 | c. 1411 | Czech | |
Antonio Zacara da Teramo | c. 1350/1360 | c. 1413/1416 | Italian |
File:Zachara da Teramo Squarcialupi Portrait.tif
Antonio Zacara da Teramo c. 1350/1360 - c. 1413/1416
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Jacob Senleches | fl. c. 1382 | after 1395 | French |
File:HarpeJacobSenleches.jpg
Jacob Senleches, fl. c. 1382 - after 1395
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Andrea da Firenze (Andreas de Florentia) |
fl. c. 1375 | c. 1415 | Italian | |
Paolo da Firenze (Paolo Tenorista) |
c. 1355 | c. 1436 | Italian | |
Solage | 14th century | after 1403 | French | |
Hugo von Montfort | 1357 | 1423 | German (Austrian) | |
Giovanni Mazzuoli (Giovanni degli Organi) |
1360 | 1426 | Italian | |
Grazioso da Padova (Gratiosus de Padua) |
fl. c. 1391? | 15th century? | Italian | |
Martinus Fabri | fl. 1395 | 1400 | Dutch | |
Borlet | fl. c. 1397? | after 1409 | French | |
Aleyn | fl. c. 1400 | 15th century | English | |
Johannes Ciconia | c. 1370 | 1412 | Flemish | |
Matteo da Perugia | fl. 1400 | after 1416 | Italian | |
Johannes de Lymburgia | c. 1370 | 1430 | Belgian | |
Johannes Tapissier (Jean de Noyers) |
c. 1370 | before 1410 | Burgundian | |
Antonio da Cividale (Antonius de Civitate Austrie) |
fl. c. 1392 | 1421 | Italian | |
Antonello da Caserta | 14th century | after 1402? | Italian | |
Nicolas Grenon | c. 1375 | 1456 | Burgundian | |
Oswald von Wolkenstein | c. 1377 | 1445 | German | |
Andrea Stefani | fl. c. 1399 | 15th century | Italian | |
Bartolomeo da Bologna | fl. 1405 | after 1427 | Italian | |
Baude Cordier | c. 1380 | before 1440 | French |
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Baude Cordier, c. 1380 - before 1440
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Thomas Fabri | 1380 | 1420 | Flemish | |
Pierre Fontaine | c. 1380 | c. 1450 | French | |
Piero Mazzuoli | 14th century | 15th century? | Italian | |
Nicolaus Ricii de Nucella Campli | fl. 1401-20 | after 1436 | Italian | |
Mikołaj Radomski (Nicolaus de Radom) |
c. 1380 | 15th century | Polish | |
Ugolino da Forlì or Ugolino da Orvieto (it) | c. 1380 | c. 1457 | Italian | |
Leonel Power | c. 1370/1385? | 1445 | English |
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Leonel Power, c. 1370/1385? - 1445
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Jacobus Vide | 1385 | 1433 | Burgundian | |
Queldryk | fl. c. 1400 | 15th century | English | |
Johannes Cesaris | fl. 1406 | 1417 | French | |
Roy Henry (probably Henry V of England) |
fl. c. 1410 | 15th century | English | |
Byttering (possibly Thomas Byttering) |
fl. c. 1410 | after 1420? | English | |
Conradus de Pistoia (Coradus de Pistorio) |
fl. c. 1410 | 15th century | Italian | |
John Dunstaple | c. 1390 | 1453 | English | |
Hugo de Lantins | fl. c. 1420 | after 1430? | Flemish | |
Richard Loqueville | fl. 1410 | 1418 | French | |
Pycard | fl. c. 1410 | 15th century | English or French | |
Arnold de Lantins | fl. 1423 | 1432 | Flemish | |
Guillaume Dufay | 1397 | 1474 | Burgundian | |
Estienne Grossin | fl. 1418 | after 1421 | French | |
Gilles Binchois | c. 1400 | 1460 | Burgundian |
File:Gilles Binchois.jpg
Gilles Binchois, c. 1400 - 1460
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Johannes Brassart | c. 1400 | 1455 | Burgundian | |
Manuel Chrysaphes | fl. 1440 | 1463 | Byzantine |
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