Composers of lute music
(Sorted by name)
Below you find the composers ordered by name.
A
A
- Julio Abondante , fl.1546-1587, Italy
- Emmanuel Adriaenssen , 1554-1604, Belgium
- John Adson (Consort), 1587-1640, England
- Alexander Agricola , 1486-1556, Belgium
- Lorenzo Allegri, 1567-1648, Italy
- Richard Allison, 1560-1610, England
- Marco dall Aquila, 1480-1538, Italian
- Jacques Arcadelt, 1507-1568, Belgium
- Pierre Attaingnant , 1494-1552, France
- John Attey, fl1610-1630, England
Ba
Ba
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Germany
- Daniel Bacheler, 1572–1619, England
- Valentin Bakfark, 1507-1576, Hungary
- Robert Ballard, 1572-1650, France
- Bernardino Balletti, ?-1568, Italy, no video
- Melchiore de Barberiis, 1546-1549, Italy
- Giulio Cesare Barbetta, 1540-1603, Italy
- Ernst Gottlieb Baron, 1696 – 1760, Germany
- Leonora Baroni, 1611-1670, No music
- John Bartlett, fl.1606-1610, English
- Angelo Michele Bartolotti, ?-1682, Italy
- Augustine Bassano, 1530-1604, Italy/England
- Gabriel Bataille, 1574-1630, France
Be
Be
- Antonio Becchi, 1568, Italian, very limited
- Mr Beck, 1650, England
- Julien Belin, 1525-1584, France
- Paolo Bellasio, 1554-1594, Italy, spotify only
- Jacques Belleville, fl. 1630, Italy
- Rochus Berhandtzky, 1660-?, Bavarian
- Vincenzo Bernia, 1561-1626,
- Jean-Baptiste Besard, 1567-1625, France
Bi
Bi
- Domenico Bianchini, 1510-1576, Italy
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, 1644-1704, Austria
- Jacques Bittner, fl.1680, Austro-Behomian
- Blohm, 18th century, Austria
- Pierre Blondeau, fl.1575, France
- Charles Bocquet, 1570 - 1615, France
- Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, 1689 – 1755, France
- Antoine Boesset, 1586-1643, France
- Pietro Paolo Borrono, 1490-1563, Italy
- Franciscus Bossinensis, fl.1509–1511. Italy
- Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, 1690-1758, Italy/Germany
- Dietrich Buxtehude, 1637-1707, Danmark/Germany
- William Byrd, 1539-1623, England
C
C
- Juan Bautista Cabanilles, 1644-1712, Spain
- Antonio de Cabezón, 1510–1566, Spain
- Francesca Caccini. 1587-1641, Italy
- Giulio Caccini, 1551-1618, Italy
- Leonhard von Call, 1767-1815, Austria
- Carlo Calvi, 1610-After 1646, Italy
- François Campion, 1686–1747, France
- Thomas Campion, 1567–1620, Britain
- Sébastien Le Camus,, 1610-1677, France
- Vincenzo Capirola, 1474-1548, Italy
- Marchetto Cara, 1465-1525, Italy, songs
- Marco Fabrizio Caroso, 1526-1620, Italy
- Bellerofonte Castaldi, 1580 – 1649, Italy
- Diomedes Cato, 1560 - 1618, Italy
- Sulpitia Cesis, 1577-, Italy, spotify only
- Francois de Chancy, 1600–1656, France
- François Le Cocq, 1685-1729, Belgium
- Giuseppe Colombi, 1635-1694, Italy, consort
- Johann Gottfried Conradi, 1820-1896, Norway
- Francesco Corbetta, 1615-1681, Italy
- Clement Cotton, fl1540, England
- Giovanni Maria da Crema, 1492 - 1550, Italy
- Francis Cutting, 1550–1596, England
D
D
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza, fl,1508, Italy
- John Danyel, 1564–1626, England
- Johann Friedrich Daube, 1730-1797, Austria
- Esteban Daza, 1537-1596, Spain
- Adrian Denss, fl.1596, Flemish-German
- Fabricio Dentice, 1539-1581, Italy
- Luigi Dentice, 1510–1566, Italy
- Sigismondo D'Índia, 1582-1629, Italy
- Aureus Dix, 1668-1719, Bohemian
- John Dowland, 1563–1626, Britain
- => Solo works
- => First book of songs
- => Other songs
- Robert Dowland, 1591–1641, England
- Pierre Dubut, 1610-1700, France
- Francois Dufault, 1600-1672, France
E
E
- Matthew Leigh Embleton, modern
F
F
- Petrus Fabricius Lute book
- Adam Falckenhagen, 1697 – 1754, Germany
- Andrea Falconieri, 1585-1656, Italy
- Jean-Baptiste Farinel, 1655-c.1720, France, limited
- Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, 1543–1588, England/Italy
- Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger, 1575-1628, England/Italy
- Benedetto Ferrari, 1603-1681, Italy
- Thomas Ford, 1580 – 1648, England
- Giovanni Paolo Foscarini, fl.1600-1647, Italy
- Pietro Foscarini, fl.1578, Italy
- Anthoine Francisque, fl. 1590, France
- Girolamo Frescobaldi, 1583–1643, Italy
- Johann Jakob Froberger, 1616-1667, Germany
- Miguel de Fuenllana, 1500-1579, Spain
- Georg Leopold Fuhrmann, 1578-1616, Germany
- Guillaume Du Fay, 1397-1474, France
G
G
- Michelagnolo Galilei, 1575-1631, Italy
- Vincenzo Galilei, 1520-1591, Italy
- Henry Francois Gallot, died after 1684, France
- Jacques Gallot, 1625-1695, France
- Santino Garsi da Parma, 1542-1604, Italy
- Denis Gaultier, 1597 - 1672, France
- Ennemond Gaultier, 1575-1651, France
- Pierre Gaultier, 1642-1696, France
- Hans Gerle, 1500-1570, Germany
- Walter Gerwig, 1899–1966, Germany
- Bernardo Gianoncelli, died before 1650, Italy
- Adam Franz Ginter, 1661-1706, Austria
- Simon Gintzler, 1490-1550, Germany
- Giacomo Gorzanis, 1520-1579, Italy
- Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena, 1540-1598, Italy
- David Grieve, ?, England
- Pierre Gross, ?,? , only spotify
- Luigi Groto, 1541-1585, Italy, no music yet
- Pierre Guedron, 1570-1620, France
- Francisco Guerau, 1649-1722, Spain
- Jacquet de la Guerre, 1665-1729, France, viola.
- Johann Gumprecht, Unkown
H
H
- Bernhard Joachim Hagen, 1720-1787, Germany
- Johann Georg Hamann, 1730-1788, Germany
- George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759, Germany
- Johann Adolph Hasse, 1699-1783, Germany
- Franz Jospeh Haydn, 1732-1809, Germany
- Wolff Heckel, 1515-1562, Germany
- Cuthbert Hely, fl. 1620–1640, no video, England
- Venegas de Henestrosa, 1510-1570, Spain
- Maurice of Hesse-Kassel, 1572-1632, Germany
- Paul Hofhaimer, 1459 – 1537, Austria
- Anthony Holborne, 1545–1602, England
- Joachim van den Hove, 1567-1620, Flemish/Dutch
- Tobias Hume, 1579-1645, Scottisch
- Charles Hurel, 1665-1692, France
- Gregorio Huwet, fl.1590-1597, Belgium
- Constantijn Huygens, 1596-1687, Flemisch/Dutch
I
I
- Gilbert Isbin, 20/21st c., Belgium
J
J
- Ivan Jelinek, 18th century, Spotify only
- John Johnson, 1545–1594, England
- Robert Johnson, 1580–1634, England
- Robert Jones, fl. 1597-1615, England
- Hans judenkonig, 1450-1526, Germany
K
K
- Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, 1580-1651, German-Italian
- David Kellner, 1670–1748, Germany
- Athanasius Kircher, 1602-1680, Germany
- Karl Kohaut, 1726-1784, Austria
- Johann Ludwig Krebs, 1713 - 1780, Germany
- Johann Kropfgans, 1708-1770, Germany
- Johann Michael Kühnel, 1670 - 1728 , Germany
L
L
- Stefano Landi, Italy, consort
- Francesco Landini, c1325-1397, Italian
- Nicholas Lanier, 1588-1665, England
- Orlande de Lassus, 1530-1594, Franco-Flemish
- Wolff Jakob Lauffensteiner, 1676-1754, Austria
- Henry Lawes, 1595 - 1662, England
- John Lawrence, fl.1620-1635, England
- Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, 1751 - 1792, Germany
- Johann Anton Logy, 1650 – 1721, Italy
- Arcangelo Lori, 1615-1679, Italy
- Jan Antonin Losy, 1650 – 1721, Tjechie
- Jean Baptiste Lully, 1632-1687, France
- Luzzasco Luzzaschi, 1545-1607, Italy
Ma
Ma
- Marin Marais, 1656-1728, French
- Benedetto Marcello, 1686-1739, Italy
- John Marchant, fl. 1588–1611, England
- Giovanni Battista Marella, nothing yet
- Mathias Mason, fl.1578, England
- Jean Matelart, 1538-1607, Belgium
- Wenzeslaus Matiegka, 1773-1830,
Czech Republic
Me
Me
- Pietro Paolo Melli, 1579, Italy
- Guacomo Merchi, 1730 – 1789, Italy, Guitar
- Jean Mercure, 1600 - 1661, France
- Elias Mertel, 1561-1626, Germany
- Nicolas de Mervilles, 1600?-1644, France
- Rene Mesangeau, 1567-1638, France
- Francesco da Milan, 1497 – 1543, Italy
- Luys Don Milan, 1500 – 1561, Italy
- Giulio Segni Da Modena, 1498-1561, Italy
- Simone Molinaro, 1565-1615, Italy
- Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643, Italy
- Guillaume Morlaye, 1510-1558, France
- Thomas Morley, 1557 – 1603, England
- Étienne Moulinié, 1599 – 1676, France
- Charles Mouton, 1617-1699, France
- Etienne le Moyne, 1624-1689, France
Mu
Mu
- Alonso Mudarra, 1510-1580, Spain
- Santiago de Murcia, 1673 – 1739, Spain
- William Mure of rowallan, 1594 - 1657, Scotland
- Johann Daniel Mylius, 1583 – 1642, Germany
N
N
- Luis de Narváez, fl. 1526–49, Spain
- Cesare Negri, 1535 – 1605, Italy
- Teresa Nesci, unkown
- Hans Neusidler, 1508-1563, Germany
- Melchior Neusidler, 1531-1591, Germany
O
O
- Jacob Obrecht, 1457-1505, The Netherlands
- Sebastian Ochsenkuhn, 1521-1574, Germany
- Mercure d'Orléans, c1590-c1619, France
- Diego Ortiz, c. 1510 – c. 1570. Spain
P
P
- Johann Pachelbel, 1653-1706, Germany
- Giovanni Pacoloni, Unknown
- Jean-Paul Paladin, ????-1565
- Giovanni Paolo Paladino, fl.1540 -1560, France
- Santino Garsi da Palma, 1542 – 1604, Italy
- Julien Perrichon, 1566-1600, France
- Johann Gotthard Peyer, fl.1672, Austria
- Pierre Phalese, 1519-1575, Belgium
- Peter Phillips, 1560-1628, England
- Alessandro Piccinini, 1566-1638, Italy
- Marc Antonio Pifaro,1500- after 1575
- Francis Pilkington, 1565-1638, English
- Germain Pinel, 1600 - 1661, France
- Diego Pisador, 1509-1557, Spain
- John Playford,1623-1687, England
- Jakub Polak, c. 1545 - c.1605, Poland
- Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621, Germany
- Josquin des Prez, 1450-1521, France
- Henry Purcell, 1659-1695, England
R
R
- Pietro Paolo Raimondo, fl.1600, Italy
- John Red
- Jacob Regnart, 1540-1599, Franco-Flemish
- Esaias Reusner, 1636 - 1679, Germany
- Mathaeus Reyhmann, fl.1613,
- Jakub Reys, c.1545 - c..1605, Poland
- Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz, 1626-1677, Spain
- Albert de Rippe, 1500-1551, Italy
- Thomas Robinson fl. 1589–1609, England
- Ludovico Roncalli, fl.late 17th century, Italy
- Philip Rosseter, 1567–1623, England
- Salomone Rossi, 1570-1630, Italy
- Antonio Rotta, 1495-1549, Italy
- Adrian Le Roy, 1520-1598, France
S
S
- Alfonso X El Sabio, 1221-1284, Spain
- Philipp Franz Le Sage de Richee, fl1675, Germany/France
- René Saman, d1630, France
- Giovanni Felice Sances, 1600-1679, Italy
- Jacques de Saint Luc, 1616-1710, Franco-Flemish
- Tomas de Sancta Maria, 1510-1570, Spain
- Gaspar Sanz, 1640-1710, Spain
- Domenico Scarlatti, 1685-1757, Italy
- Arnold Schlick, 1455-1521?, Germany
- Julio Segni, 1498-1561, Italy
- Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde, 1595-1638, Spain
- Ludwig Senfl, 1486-1543, Swiss
- Francesco Spinacino, fl.1507, Italy
- Giovanni Stefani,, ?, Italy
- Philipp Stolle, no music yet
- Nicholas Strogers, fl.1564 - 1575, England
- Barbara Strozzi. 1619-1677. Italy
- John Sturt, 1575-1625, England
- Tielman Susato, c1510-c1570, Flemish
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, 1562-1621, Netherlands
- Johann Christian Gottlieb Scheidler, 1747-1829, Germany
T
T
- Pezzo Tedesco, Unknown
- Giovanni Antonio Terzi, fl.1580-1600, Italy
- Giovanni Angelo Testagrossa, 1470-1530, Italy
- Lorenzo Tracetti, fl.1550-1600, Italy
- Bartolomeo Tromboncino
- Roman Turovsky-Savchuk, Unknown
U
U
- Nicola Ugolino, fl.1720, Italy
V
V
- Enriquez de Valderrabano, c. 1500-after 1557, Spain
- Nicholas Vallet, 1583-1642, The Netherlands
- Juan Vazquez, c1500-1560, Spain
- Robert de Visée, 1655-1733, France
- Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741, Italy
- Girolamo Viviani, 17th century, Italy
W
W
- Matthaus Waissel, c.1549-1602, Germany
- Peter Warner, before 1665
- Johann Georg Weichenberger, 1676-1740, Austria
- Sylvius Leopold Weiss,1687 – 1750, Germany
- Johann Chrisian Weyrauch, Germany
- John Whitfield, 1588-1616, England
- Philip van Wilder, 1500-1554, Franco-Flemish
- Adrian Willaert. 1490-1562, The Netherlands
- John Wilson, 1595-1674, England
- Dlugoraj Adalbert Wojciech, c.1557-after1619, Poland
Z
Z
- Giovanni Zamboni, fl.1664-1721, Italy
