List_of_composers_for_lute Knowpia

This is a list of composers who wrote for lute and similar period instruments: theorbo, chitarrone, vihuela etc. Composers who worked outside of their country of origin are listed according to where they were most active, i.e. German-born Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger is listed under Italy. Within sections, the order is alphabetical by surname (or, in cases of, for example, Pietrobono and Lorenzino, by first name).

Renaissance and Baroque edit

Italy edit

Late 15th century to mid-16th century edit

Francesco Canova da Milano, 1497–1543

Giovanni Maria Alemanni (fl. 1500–1525, no compositions survive)
Pietro Paolo Borrono (c. 1490–1563)
Franciscus Bossinensis (fl. 1510)
Vincenzo Capirola (1474 – after 1548)
Marco Dall'Aquila (c. 1480 – after 1538)
Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508)
Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543)
Francesco Spinacino (fl. 1507)
Giovanni Angelo Testagrossa (1470–1530, no compositions survive)

Mid 16th–17th centuries edit

Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580–1649)
Francesco Corbetta (c.1615–1681), composer for Baroque guitar
Fabrizio Dentice (c.1539–1581)
The Galilei family:
- Vincenzo Galilei (late 1520s – 1591)
- Michelagnolo Galilei (1575–1631), his son
Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger (c.1580–1651, of German descent)
Simone Molinaro (c.1570 – after 1633)
Alessandro Piccinini (1566–1638)
Giovanni Zamboni (fl. second half of the 17th century)

Late 17th–18th centuries edit

France edit

Pierre Attaingnant (c.1494 – c.1551, publisher, possibly composer)
Robert Ballard (1575–1649)
Julien Belin (c.1525/30–1584)
Jean-Baptiste Besard (c.1567 – after 1616)
Pierre Blondeau (fl. 1st half of the 16th century, treasurer, possibly composer)
Mlle Bocquet (fl. 1st half of the 17th century)
François de Chancy (1600–1656)
François Dufaut (before 1604 – before 1672)
Jacques Gallot (died c. 1690)
The Gaultier family:
- Denis Gaultier (1597/1603–1672)
- Ennemond Gaultier (1575–1651), his cousin
Jacques Gautier (Gaultier) (fl. 1st half of the 17th century, died before 1660)
Pierre Gautier (Gaultier) (1599 – after 1638, active in Italy)
René Mesangeau (fl. 1567–1638)
Germain Pinel (c. 1600–1664)
Guillaume Morlaye (born c. 1510)
Charles Mouton (1617–1699)
Jean-Paul Paladin (died before September 1565, Italian-born)
Julien Perrichon (1566 – c. 1600)
Jakub Reys (c.1550 – c.1605, Polish-born)
Albert de Rippe (1500–1551, Italian-born)
Adrian Le Roy (c.1520–1598)
Robert de Visée (c.1655–1732/3)

Spain edit

Esteban Daza (c.1537 – 1591/6)
Miguel de Fuenllana (fl. 1553–1578)
Francisco Guerau (1649–1722, composed for Baroque guitar)
Luys Milan (c.1500 – after 1560)
Alonso de Mudarra (c.1510–1580)
Santiago de Murcia (c.1682 – c.1740, moved to Mexico, composed for Baroque guitar)
Luys de Narváez (fl. 1526–49)
Diego Pisador (1509/10 – after 1557)
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz (born probably before 1650, composed for Baroque guitar)
Gaspar Sanz (mid-17th century–early 18th century, composed for Baroque guitar)
Enríquez de Valderrábano (fl. 1547)

England edit

Daniel Bacheler (1572–1619)
Thomas Campion (1567–1620)
Francis Cutting (c.1550 – c.1596)
John Danyel (1564 – c.1626)
The Dowland family:
- John Dowland (1563–1626)
- Robert Dowland (1591–1641)
Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder (1543–1588, Italian-born)
Cuthbert Hely (fl. 1620–1640)
Anthony Holborne (c. 1545–1602)
The Johnson family:
- John Johnson (c. 1545–1594)
- Robert Johnson (c. 1580–1634)
Robert Jones (fl. 1597–1615)
Thomas Robinson (fl. 1589–1609)
Philip Rosseter (1567/8–1623)