List of medieval composers

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.

Lists of classical music
composers by era and century
Medieval era (476–1400)
Renaissance era (1400–1600)
Baroque era (1600–1760)
Classical era (1730–1820)
Romantic era (1815–1910)
Modernist era (1890–1950)
Postmodernist era (since 1930)
20th century (1900–2000)
21st century (since 2000)

Early medieval composers (born before 1150)
Name Born Died Nationality Picture
Romanos the Melodistc. 490c. 560Jewish-Syrian-born Byzantine
Yared505571Ethiopian
John of Damascusc. 675749Syrian
Cosmas of Maiumaunknownc. 773Syrian
Khosrovidukht8th century8th centuryArmenian
Sahakdukht8th century8th centuryArmenian
Otfrid von Weissenburg[1]c. 800after 870Frankish
Kassia805/810865/867Byzantine
Joseph the Hymnographerc. 816886Sicilian-Greek
Notker Balbulus
(Notker the Stammerer)		c. 840912Frankish?
Hucbald840/850930Frankish
Tuotilo
(Tutilo of Saint Gall)		c. 850915Irish
Etienne de Liege
(Stephen of Liege)		c. 850920Belgian
Leo VI the Wise866912Byzantine
Odo of Clunyc. 878942French
Heriger of Lobbes (Herigerus)c. 9251007Frankish?
Odo of Arezzo10th century11th centuryItalian
Fulbert of Chartres952-9701028French
Adémar de Chabannesc. 9881034French
Guido da Arezzo
(Guido of Arezzo; Guido Aretinus)		c. 991/992after 1033Italian
Wipo
(Wigbert; Wippo of Burgundy)		c. 995c. 1048Frankish? (Arles/
Burgundy)
Hermann of Reichenau10131054German
Godricc. 10651170English
Adam of Saint Victorc. 10681146French
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
(Guilhem de Peitieus;
Guillaume d'Aquitaine)		10711126Occitan
Petrus Abaelardus
(Peter Abelard)		10791142French
Demetrius I of Georgiac. 10931156Georgian
Goslenus
(Jocelin of Soissons)		10961152French
Hildegard of Bingen10981179German
Marcabruc. 1099c. 1150Occitan
Bernard of Cluny11001170French
Jaufre Rudel1105after 1147Occitan
Albertus Parisiensis
(Albert of Paris)		1116c. 1177French
Bernart de Ventadorn1130/1140after 1190/1200Ocitan
Peire d'Alvernhec. 11301215Occitan
Chrétien de Troyesc. 1130c. 1190French
Tibors de Sarenomc. 1130after 1198Occitan
Léonin
(Magister Leonius)		before 1150c. 1201French
Giraut de Bornelhc. 11381215Occitan
Berenguier de Palazol11401209Catalan
Arnaut de Mareuilc. 1140c. 1200Occitan
Beatritz de Dia
(Beatriz de Dia; Comtessa de Dia)		c. 1140c. 1200Occitan
Bertran de Born1140/11501215Occitan
Hendrik van Veldeke
(Heinrich von Veldeke)		1140/1150c. 1190Limburgish/
German
"Vidame de Chartres"
(probably Guillaume de Ferrières)		c. 1145/11551204?French
Raimbaut d'Aurenga
(Raimbaut of Orange)		c. 11471173Occitan
Guilhem de Saint-Leidier
(Guillem Saint Deidier)		c. 1149c. 1195/1200Occitan

Middle medieval composers (born 1150–1300)
Name Born Died Nationality Picture
Arnaut Danielc. 1150/1160c. 1200Occitan
Conon de Béthunec. 11501219French
Folquet de Marselha
(Folquet de Marseille)		c. 11501231Occitan
Friedrich von Hûsen
(Friedrich von Hausen)		c. 1150/11601190German
Gontier de Soignies1150after 1220French
Peire Raimon de Tolosa1150after 1220Occitan
Raimbaut de Vaqueirasc. 1150/11601207Occitan
Azalais de Porcairaguesc. 1155?1209?Occitan
Blondel de Neslec. 11551202French
Reinmar von Hagenau
(Reinmar der Alte)		c. 1155c. 1205German
Richard I of England
(Richard the Lionheart)		 11571199English
Alamanda de Castelnauc. 11601223Occitan
Audefroi le Bastart1160after 1225French
Cadenetc. 1160c. 1235Occitan
Gace Brulec. 1160after 1213French
Monge de Montaudonc. 1160after 1210Occitan
Pérotin
(Perotinus)		c. 1160 c. 1225French
Perdigon1160after 1212Occitan
Peirolc. 1160c. 1222/1225Occitan
Philippe le Chancelier
(Philip the Chancellor)		c. 11601236French
Raimon de Miravalc. 1160c. 1220Occitan
Albertet de Sestaro1164after 1221Occitan
Chastelain de Coucic. 11651203French
Gautier de Dargiesc. 1165/1170c. 1236French
Bernger von Horheim116613th century?German
Guillem Magretc. 1166after 1204Occitan
Castellozac. 1170after 1200Occitan
Gaucelm Faidit11701202Occitan
Gui d'Usselc. 1170c. 1225Occitan
Pierre de Molins1170c. 1220French
Pons d'Ortaffac. 1170c. 1246Catalan
Richart de Semillic. 1170?c. 1200French
Heinrich von Morungenunknownc. 1220German
Walther von der Vogelweidec. 1170c. 1230German
Wolfram von Eschenbachc. 1170c. 1220German
Aimeric de Peguilhanc. 1175c. 1230Occitan
Guilhem Ademar c. 1175after 1217Occitan
Peire Vidal11751205Occitan
Pons de Capduelh
(Pons de Capdoill)		1175?1236?Occitan
Gautier de Coincy11771236French
Maria de Ventadorn1177?1222?Occitan
Guilhem Augier
(Ogiers Novella)		c. 1179?after 1230Occitan
Albrecht von Johansdorfc. 1180c. 1209German
Colin Musetc. 1180after 1250French
Garsenda de Proensac. 1180c. 1242Occitan
Peire Cardenalc. 1180?c. 1278?Occitan
Daude de Pradas1184c. 1282Occitan
Aimeric de Belenoi11851272Occitan
Guiot de Dijon11851225French
Uc de Saint Circ11871273Occitan
Hue de la Ferté1190after 1235French
Neidhart von Reuentalc. 1190?after 1236German
Guillaume le Vinierc. 11901245French
Eustache le Peintre de Reims1195c. 1240?French
Gilles le Vinier11951252French
Moniot d'Arrasfl. ca. 1225???French
Jehan Erartc. 12001258French
Adam de Givenchi1200after 1245French
Guibert Kaukesel
(Hubert Chaucesel)		c. 1200after 1255?French
Margotc. 1200after 1250French
Maroie (Maroie de Dregnau de Lille)c. 1200after 1250French
Reinmar von Zweterc. 1200after 1248German
Sordelloc. 1200after 1269Italian
Wincenty of Kielczac. 1200after 1262Polish
Hadewijch13th century13th centuryBelgian
Thibaud de Champagne
(Thibaud IV, Count of Champagne;
Theobald I, King of Navarre)		12011253French
Richard de Fournival12011260?French
Gautier d'Épinal (fr)12021272French
Gertrude of Dagsburg12051225French
Jehan Bretelc. 12101272French
Martin Codaxc. 1210after 1270Spanish (Galician)
Thomas Herierc. 1210after 1270French
Raoul de Soissonsc. 1210/1215c. 1270French
Guiraut d'Espanhac. 1215after 1265Occitan
Lambert Ferric. 1220c. 1300French
Alfonso el Sabio
(Alfonso X, King of Castile)		12211284Spanish (Castilian)
Robert de la Piere12251258French
Henry III, Duke of Brabantc. 12301261Belgian
Airas Nunesc. 12301293Spanish (Galician)
Guiraut Riquierc. 1230c. 1292Occitan
Konrad von Würzburgc. 12301287German
Adam de la Hallec. 12371288French
Meister Rumelantc. 1243after 1286/1287German
W. de Wycombec. 12451279?English
Jehan de Lescurel
(Jehannot de l'Escurel)		1250?1304?French
Ernoul le Vielle de Gastinois
(Ernous li Viele)		c. 1250c. 1280French
Franco of Cologne13th century13th centuryGerman
Der wilde Alexander
(Meister Alexander)		1255after 1288German
Casella1299 or 1300Italian
Petrus de Crucec. 1260after 1302French
Dom Dinis
(Denis, King of Portugal)		12611325Portuguese
Marchetto da Padovac. 1274after 1319Italian
John Kukuzelisc. 12801360Bulgarian
Philippe de Vitry12911361French

Late medieval and transitional composers (born 1300–1400)
Name Born Died Nationality Picture
Johannes Hadlaubfl. 1300-1340before 1340Swiss
Maestro Pieroc. 1300after 1350Italian
Guillaume de Machautc. 13001377French
Jacopo da Bolognafl. 1340–13601386?Italian
Giovanni da Cascia
(Giovanni da Firenze)		fl. 1340?14th centuryItalian
Gherardello da Firenze1320/13251362/1363Italian
John Hanboysc. 1320?1380?English
Francesco Landini1325/13351397Italian
Lorenzo da Firenze
(Lorenzo Masini)		c. 13251372/1373Italian
Donato da Casciafl. c. 1350after 1370Italian
Kir Joakim14th century14th centurySerbian
Grimace14th century14th century?French
Mönch von Salzburg (Monk of Salzburg) (de)14th century14th century?German
P. des Molinsfl. 1370unknownFrench
Jehan Vaillant
(Johannes Vaillant)		 c. 1330?1390/1400?French
Johannes Alanusc. 1332?1373?English
Vincenzo da Rimini c. 1332?after 1364?Italian
Bartolino da Padovafl. 1365after 1405Italian
Matheus de Sancto Johanne
(Mayshuet de Joan)		fl. c. 1365after 1387French
Philippus de Caserta
(Philipoctus de Caserta)		fl. c. 1370c. 1400Italian
Egardusfl. c. 1370?after 1400Flemish
Egidius de Francia14th century14th century?French
Johannes Cuvelier
(Cunelier)		fl. c. 1372after 1387French
Franciscus Andrieufl. c. 1377c. 1400French?
Johannes Symonis Hasproisfl. 13781428French
Goscalch (Petrus de Godescalc?) fl. c. 1378/13801394?French?
Niccolò da Perugia14th centuryc. 1400Italian
Jehan Suzayfl. c. 1380after 1395French
Treborfl. c. 1380c. 1400French
Jan of Jenstejn13481400Czech
Záviš of Zápyc. 1350c. 1411Czech
Antonio Zacara da Teramoc. 1350/1360c. 1413/1416Italian
Jacob Senlechesfl. c. 1382after 1395French
Andrea da Firenze
(Andreas de Florentia)		fl. c. 1375c. 1415Italian
Paolo da Firenze
(Paolo Tenorista)		c. 1355c. 1436Italian
Solage14th centuryafter 1403French
Hugo von Montfort13571423German (Austrian)
Giovanni Mazzuoli
(Giovanni degli Organi)		13601426Italian
Grazioso da Padova
(Gratiosus de Padua)		fl. c. 1391?15th century?Italian
Martinus Fabrifl. 13951400Dutch
Borletfl. c. 1397?after 1409French
Aleynfl. c. 140015th centuryEnglish
Johannes Ciconiac. 13701412Flemish
Matteo da Perugiafl. 1400after 1416Italian
Johannes de Lymburgiac. 13701430Belgian
Johannes Tapissier
(Jean de Noyers)		c. 1370before 1410Burgundian
Antonio da Cividale
(Antonius de Civitate Austrie)		fl. c. 13921421Italian
Antonello da Caserta14th centuryafter 1402?Italian
Nicolas Grenonc. 13751456Burgundian
Oswald von Wolkensteinc. 13771445German
Andrea Stefanifl. c. 139915th centuryItalian
Bartolomeo da Bolognafl. 1405after 1427Italian
Baude Cordierc. 1380before 1440French
Thomas Fabri13801420Flemish
Pierre Fontainec. 1380c. 1450French
Nicolaus Ricii de Nucella Camplifl. 1401-20after 1436Italian
Mikołaj Radomski
(Nicolaus de Radom)		c. 138015th centuryPolish
Ugolino da Forlì or Ugolino da Orvieto (it)c. 1380c. 1457Italian
Leonel Powerc. 1370/1385?1445English
Jacobus Vide13851433Burgundian
Queldrykfl. c. 140015th centuryEnglish
Johannes Cesarisfl. 14061417French
Roy Henry
(probably Henry V of England)		fl. c. 141015th centuryEnglish
Byttering
(possibly Thomas Byttering)		fl. c. 1410after 1420?English
Conradus de Pistoia
(Coradus de Pistorio)		fl. c. 141015th centuryItalian
John Dunstaple
(John Dunstable)		c. 13901453English
Hugo de Lantinsfl. c. 1420after 1430?Flemish
Richard Loquevillefl. 14101418French
Pycardfl. c. 141015th centuryEnglish or French
Arnold de Lantinsfl. 14231432Flemish
Guillaume Dufay13971474Burgundian
Estienne Grossinfl. 1418after 1421French
Gilles Binchoisc. 14001460Burgundian
Johannes Brassartc. 14001455Burgundian
Manuel Chrysaphesfl. 14401463Byzantine

Timeline
John DunstapleLeonel PowerOswald von WolkensteinJohannes CiconiaSolageJacob SenlechesFrancesco LandiniJacopo da BolognaGuillaume de MachautPhilippe de VitryFranco of CologneAdam de la HalleGuiraut RiquierAlfonso X of CastileTheobald I of NavarreNeidhart von ReuentalPeire CardenalGautier de CoincyPeire VidalWalther von der VogelweideGaucelm FaiditPérotinVaqueirasBlondel de NesleArnaut DanielLéoninBernart de VentadornJaufre RudelMarcabruAbelardNotker the StammererKassia

See also

References
  1. His status as a composer is unclear, although some copies of his poetry have surviving music notation.
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