Renaissance composers.

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The renaissance era in music lasted from around 1400 till roughly 1600. This period can be subdivided into early renaissance (around 1400 till late 15th century), middle renaissance (late 15th century till early 16th century) and late renaissance (early16th century till around 1600).

Group members

Aal, Johannes (1500–1553)
Abondante, Giulio (1546–1587)
Agazzari, Agostino (1578–1640)
Agostini, Paolo (1583–1629)
Agricola, Alexander (1446–1506)
Agricola, Martin (1486–1556)
Alberti, Gasparo (1480–1560)
Amon, Blasius (1560–1590)
Arbeau|Tabourot, Thoinot (Jehan) (1519–1595)
Assandra, Caterina (1570–1610)
Bakfark|Bachfarrt|Backvart|Bekwark, Bálint (Valentin) (1507–1576)
Banchieri, Adriano (1568–1634)
Batchelar, Daniell (1574–1618)
Bateson, Thomas (–1630)
Bellavere|Bell’Haver, Vincenzo (1530–1587)
Bianciardi|Biaciartus|Bianchardus, Francesco (1570–1607)
Binchois, Gilles (1400–1460)
Borek, Krzysztof (–1570)
Bottegari, Cosimo (1554–1620)
Bottrigari, Ercole (1531–1612)
Brumel, Antoine (1460–1515)
Buchner, Hans (1483–1538)
Bull, John (1562–1628)
Busnois|Busnoys, Antoine (1430–1492)
Buus, Jacob (1500–1565)
Byrd, William (1543–1623)
Caccini, Giulio (1545–1618)
Campion, Thomas (1567–1620)
Canis|de Hondt|d’Hondt, Cornelius (1510–1561)
Cárceres, Bartomeu (Bartolome) (–)
Cardoso, Manuel (1566–1650)
Carnago, Johannes (1455–1521)
Carreira, António (1510–1559)
Carver, Robert (1484–1568)
Casulana, Maddelena (1540–1590)
Champion|(le) Liégois, Nicolas (Clais) (1475–1533)
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (1510–1555)
Compère, Loyset (1445–1518)
Coprario|Coperario|Cooper, John (1575–1626)
Cornysh (jr)|Cornish|Cornyshe, William (1465–1523)
Correa de Arauxo|Correa de Araujo|Correa de Azavedo, Francisco (1584–1654)
Créquillon|Crécquillon, Thomas (1490–1557)
Cristo, Pedro de (1550–1618)
da Milano, Francesco Canova (1497–1543)
da Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi (1525–1594)
de Alba, Alonso (1475–1520)
de Brito, Estêvão (1570–1641)
de Cabezón, Antonio (1510–1566)
de Cabezón, Hernando (1541–1602)
de Févin, Antoine (1470–1511)
de Fossa, Johannes (1540–1603)
de Fuenllana, Miguel (1500–1579)
De la Hèle, Georges (1547–1586)
de la Rue, Pierre (1460–1518)
de Manchicourt, Pierre (1510–1564)
de Monte, Philip (1521–1603)
de Morales, Cristóbal (1500–1553)
de Mudarra, Alonso (1510–1580)
de Peñalosa|Penyalosa, Francisco (1470–1528)
de Rore, Cipriano (1515–1565)
de Vento, Ivo (1544–1575)
de Victoria, Tomás Luis (1548–1611)
de Vivanco, Sebastián (1551–1622)
de Wert, Giaches (1535–1596)
del Encina, Juan (1468–1529)
Delgado, Cosme (–)
della Torre, Francisco (1460–1504)
Dentice, Fabrizio (1539–1581)
des Préz|Desprez|Josquin, Josquin (1450–1521)
de’ Bardi, Giovanni (1534–1612)
di Lasso|Lassus, Orlando (1532–1594)
di Mantua, Jachet (1483–1559)
Divitis|(de) Rycke, Antonius (1475–1530)
Dowland, John (1563–1626)
du Caurroy, Eustache (1549–1609)
D’India, Sigismondo (1582–1629)
Edwards, Richard (1523–1566)
Ennemond|de Lyon, Gaultier le Vieux (1575–1651)
Escobar|do Porto, Pedro (1465–1535)
Espinel, Vicente (1550–1624)
Esquivel Barahona, Juan (1560–1623)
Farmer, John (1570–1591)
Farnaby, Giles (1563–1640)
Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)
Fernandez, Gaspar (1570–1629)
Ferrabosco Jr., Alfonso (1572–1628)
Ferrabosco Sr., Alfonso (1543–1588)
Finck, Heinrich (1445–1527)
Flecha (el Viejo), Mateo (1481–1553)
Fontana, Giovanni Battista (1571–1631)
Ford, Thomas (1580–1648)
Forestier, Mathurin (1470–1540)
Gabrieli, Andrea (1532–1585)
Gabrieli, Giovanni (1554–1612)
Gardane|Gardano, Antonio (1509–1569)
Genet|Carpentras|Eliziari Geneti, Elzéar (1470–1548)
Gervaise, Claude (1525–1560)
Gesualdo, Carlo (1566–1613)
Ghiselin, Jean (1455–1511)
Ginés Pérez de la Parra, Juan (1548–1600)
Giovannelli, Ruggiero (1560–1625)
Góis, Damião de (1502–1574)
Gombert, Nicolaas (1490–1556)
Guédron, Pierre (1565–1620)
Handl|Gallus|Händl|Handelius, Jacobus [Jakob] Petelin (1550–1591)
Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, Kryštof (Christophorus) (1564–1621)
Hassler, Hans Leo (1564–1612)
Hoffmann|Hofmann, Eucharius (1563–1588)
Hofhaymer, Paul (1459–1537)
Holborne, Anthony (1550–1602)
Hoyoul, Balduin (1548–1594)
Hume, Tobias (1569–1645)
Isaac, Heinrich (1450–1517)
Janequin, Clément (1485–1558)
Lechner, Leon(h)ard (1553–1606)
Lobo, Alonso (1555–1617)
Lôbo|Lupus, Duarte (Eduardus) (1565–1646)
Ludford, Nicholas (1485–1557)
Lupo, Thomas (1571–1627)
Lusitano, Vicente (–1561)
Luther, Martin (1483–1546)
Luzzaschi, Luzzasco (1547–1607)
Macedo, António (–)
Mainerio, Giorgio (1535–1582)
Marenzio, Luca (1553–1599)
Martini, Johannes (1440–1498)
Mendes, Manuel (1547–1605)
Merculo, Claudio (1533–1604)
Merulo|Merlotti, Claudio (1533–1604)
Milán, Luis (1500–1561)
Monteverdi, Claudio (1567–1643)
Morago, Estêvão Lopes [Esteban López] (1575–1630)
Morley, Thomas (1557–1602)
Mouton, Jean (Jehan, Johannes) (1459–1522)
Navarro, Juan (1530–1580)
Nenna, Pomponio (1550–1613)
Obrecht, Jacob (1458–1505)
Ockeghem, Johannes (1410–1497)
Ortiz, Diego (1510–1570)
Othmayer, Caspar (1515–1553)
Palero, Francisco Fernández (1533–1597)
Parsons, Robert (1530–1572)
Paumann, Conrad (1410–1473)
Payen|Paien|Colin, Nicolas (1512–1559)
Peri, Jacopo (1561–1633)
Pevernage, Andreas (Andries) (1542–1591)
Piéton, Loyset (1519–1545)
Pisano|Pagoli, Bernardo (1490–1548)
Ponce, Juan (1480–1521)
Praetorius, Hieronymus (1560–1629)
Praetorius, Michael (1571–1621)
Prioris, Johannes (1460–1512)
Quagliati, Paolo (1555–1628)
Regis, Johannes (1430–1485)
Rhaw, Georg (1488–1548)
Richafort, Jean (1480–1547)
Richardson|Heybourne, Ferdinando (1558–1618)
Rogier, Philippe (1561–1596)
Ruffo, Vicenzo (1508–1587)
Sales, Franciscus (1555–1599)
Sandrin, Pierre (1490–1561)
Schuyt, Cornelis (1557–1616)
Scotto, Gerolamo (–1572)
Senfl, Ludwig (1490–1543)
Sheppard|Shepherd, John (1515–1558)
Striggio, Alessandro (1536–1592)
Susato, Tielman (Tylman) (1510–1570)
Tallis, Thomas (1505–1585)
Taverner, John (1490–1545)
Tollius|Tollio, Jan [Joannes] (1550–1603)
Tomkins, Thomas (1572–1656)
Trosylho, Bartolomeo (1500–1567)
Tye, Christopher (1505–1573)
Vaet, Jacobus (–1567)
Valente, Antonio (1520–1581)
Valerius|Valéry, Adriaen [Adrianus] (1570–1625)
van Berchem, Jacquet (1505–1565)
van Ghizeghem, Hayne (1445–1495)
van Turnhout, Gerard (1520–1580)
van Waarbecke, Gaspard (1440–1518)
Vásquez|Vázquez, Juan (1500–1560)
Vecchi, Orazio (1550–1605)
Viadana, Ludovico (1560–1627)
von Köln, Anna (1480–1530)
Weelkes, Thomas (1576–1623)
Wilbye|Willoughbye, John (1574–1683)
Willaert, Adriaan (1490–1562)
Zarlino, Gioseffe (1517–1590)
Zielenski, Mikolaj (1550–1615)

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