Early Medieval composers ( -1150)

• Adam de St. Victor
• Pope Gregory I
• Godric (Saint Godric)
• Hildegard of Bingen
• Hucbald
• Notker (Notker Balbulus)
• Odo of Arezzo
• Odo of Cluny
• Tuotilo (Tutilo)

Adam of St. ... Pope Saint Gregory I or Gregory the Great (ca. ... The following articles all focus on persons/things named Godric: Godric of Finchale, an Anglo-Saxon saint Godric (novel), a Pulitzer-nominated book by Frederick Buechner This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar Blessed Hildegard of Bingen (or von Bingen) (September 16, 1098 – September 17, 1179) was a German abbess, monastic leader, mystic, author, and composer of music. ... Hucbald (Hucbaldus, Hubaldus) (c. ... Notker of St. ... Saint Odo of Cluny ( 878 - 18 November 942), a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, was the second abbot of Cluny. ...

Middle Medieval composers (1150-1300)

• Léonin
• Pérotin
• W. de Wycombe
• Petrus de Cruce (Pierre de la Croix)
• Berenguier de Palou
• Arnaut Daniel
• Giraut de Bornelh
• Marcabru
• Peire Cardenal
• Raymond Lull
• Bernart de Ventadorn
• Bertran de Born
• Dante
• Jaufre Rudel
• Alfonso X of Castile
• Wolfram von Eschenbach
• Walther von der Vogelweide
• Neidhart von Reuenthal

Jump to: navigation, search Léonin (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pérotin was a European composer, believed to be French, who lived around the end of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteenth century. ... W. de Wycombe (Wicumbe, and perhaps Whichbury) (late 13th century) was an English composer and copyist of the Medieval era. ... Jump to: navigation, search Petrus de Cruce (Pierre de la Croix) was active as a cleric, composer and theorist in the late part of the 13th century. ... Arnaut Daniel was a Provençal troubadour of the 13th century, praised by Dante and called Grand Master of Love by Petrarch. ... Giraut de Bornelh (c. ... Jump to: navigation, search Peire Cardenal (1180 - 1278) was a Provençal troubadour known for his satirical pieces and for his dislike of the clergy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ramon Llull. ... Bernart de Ventadorn (1130-1140 – 1190-1200) was a troubador composer and poet. ... Bertran de Born (c. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... Jaufré Rudel was a troubador, probably living in the mid-12th century. ... Alfonso X and his court. ... Portrait of Wolfram from the Codex Manesse. ... Portrait of Walther von der Vogelweide. ... Neidhart von Reuental was one of the most famous German minnesingers. ...

Late Medieval composers (1300-1450)

• Philippe de Vitry
• Guillaume de Machaut
• Jehan de Lescurel
• Borlet
• Solage
• François Andrieu.
• Francesco Landini
• Gherardello da Firenze
• Andrea da Firenze
• Giovanni da Firenze (aka Giovanni da Cascia)
• Paolo da Firenze (c. 1355 – c. 1436)
• Donato da Cascia
• Lorenzo Masini
• Bartolino da Padova
• Niccolò da Perugia
• Maestro Piero
• Anthonello de Caserta
• Philippus de Caserta (aka Philipoctus de Caserta)
• Johannes Ciconia
• Matteo da Perugia
• Jacopo da Bologna
• Lorenzo da Firenze (d. 1372 or 1373)
• Grimace
• Jacob Senleches
• Baude Cordier

Philippe de Vitry (October 31, 1291 – June 9, 1361) was a French composer, music theorist and poet. ... Guillaume de Machaut (around 1300 – 1377), was a French poet and composer of the late Medieval era. ... Jehan de Lescurel (also Jehannot de lEscurel) (died May 23, 1304) was a medieval poet and composer. ... Solage (fl. ... François Andrieu was a composer, most likely French, of the late 14th century. ... Landini playing a miniature organ Francesco Landini or Landino (around 1325–1397) was a Florentine organist and composer. ... Paolo da Firenze (Paolo Tenorista, Magister Dominus Paulas Abbas de Florentia) (c. ... Events January 7 - Portuguese king Afonso IV sends three men to kill Ines de Castro, beloved of his son prince Pedro - Pedro revolts and incites a civil war April - Philip of Anjou marries Mary of Naples, daughter of Charles of Valois, duke of Calabria, and Mary of Valois Scots defeat... Events April - Paris is recaptured by the French End of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. ... Donato da Cascia (also da Firenze or da Florentia) (fl. ... Bartolino da Padova (also Magister Frater Bartolinus de Padua) (fl. ... Johannes Ciconia (circa 1335 or circa 1373 – between June 10 and July 12, 1412) was a late Medieval composer and music theorist. ... Jacopo da Bologna (fl. ... Lorenzo da Firenze (Magister Laurentius de Florentia, Masini) (d. ... Events Births March 13 - Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, son of king Charles V of France Princess Beatrice of Portugal, heiress to the throne during the 1383-1385 Crisis Deaths Categories: 1372 ... Events Bristol is made an independent county. ...

Transitional composers from the Medieval era (1400-1450)

Composers of a transitional period between the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras. A musician plays the vielle in a 14th century medieval manuscript. ... Renaissance music is classical music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1450 to 1600. ...

• Roy Henry (very likely King Henry IV) (fl. c. 1410)
• Pycard (fl. c. 1410)
• Byttering (possibly Thomas Byttering) (fl. c. 1410-1420)
• Nicolas Grenon (c.1375-1456)
• John Dunstable (c.1380-1453)
• Hugo de Lantins (fl. c.1430)
• Arnold de Lantins (fl. c.1430)
• Leonel Power (d.1445)
• Gilles Binchois (c.1400-1460)
• Johannes Brassart (c.1400-1455)
• Guillaume Dufay (c.1400-1474)

Roy Henry (King Henry) (fl. ... Henry IV (April 3, 1367 – March 20, 1413) was born at boilingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, -=hence the other name by which he was known, Henry of boilingbroke. His father, John of Gaunt was the third and oldest surviving son of King Edward III of England, and enjoyed a position of... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Byttering (also Bytering, Bytteryng, or Biteryng; possible first name Thomas) (fl. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Events May 21 - Treaty of Troyes. ... Nicolas Grenon (c. ... Events October 24 - Valdemar IV of Denmark dies and is succeeded by his grandson Olaf III of Denmark. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... John Dunstable or Dunstaple (c. ... Events September 8 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols (the Golden Horde), stopping their advance at Kulikovo. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... Hugo de Lantins (fl. ... // Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians First use of optical methods in the creation of Art A map of Europe in 1430. ... Arnold de Lantins (fl. ... // Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians First use of optical methods in the creation of Art A map of Europe in 1430. ... Leonel Power (1370 to 1385 – June 5, 1445) was an English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras. ... Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (died 1510) March 16 - Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (died 1510) Albert Brudzewski, Polish astronomer (died 1497) Nicolas Chuquet, French mathematician Deaths June 5 - Leonel Power, English composer June 11 - Henry... Gilles de Binchois or Bins (c. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Johannes Brassart (also Jean Brasart) (c. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of... // Events February 9 - Wars of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York dismissed as Protector February 23 - Johannes Gutenberg prints the first Bible on a printing press May 22 - Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans - Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick defeat... Dufay (left), with Gilles Binchois Guillaume Dufay (Du Fay, Du Fayt) (?August 5, ?1397 – November 27, 1474) was a Franco-Flemish composer and music theorist of the early Renaissance. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of... Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ...

See also

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• List of Renaissance composers