The 15th-century classical music composers
Sermisy or la Rue? Milano or Ockeghem? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle such abundant fields as classical music and opera, covering 10 centuries of history: there are thousands of composers. Making a selection of musicians, such as a “top 10” for example, is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English composer not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?
For example: in France, Charles Gounod, a 19th century French composer, is more easily mentioned than the Norwegian Edvard Grieg, who is more recognized in the world.
Timeline of classical music composers, between 1400 and 1500
Whoever wants to discover classical music or opera does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in these fields. So : Sermisy (French composer) or la Rue (Franco-Flemish Renaissance singer, composer) ? Wolkenstein (German poet, composer, and diplomat) or Janequin (French composer) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular composers around the world, for those living or having lived between 1400 and 1500. And this objectively, and for the first time (soclassiq exclusivity).
Composers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:
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This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages , or eras : medieval music, renaissance, baroque music (Bach...), classical period (Mozart...), romantic music (Beethoven...), XXth (Stravinsky), or across continents (with ).
Top 10 classical musiccomposers for the years 1400-1500
Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1400-1500 era? The works of these musician have shaped the history of classical music and lyric art. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.
Here are these 10 classical music composers, renowned artists from around the world:
Curious to know their most emblematic works? Just a click away to discover them.
The selections of musicians (classical music composers) proposed by soclassiq are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to their works, the performers, the lyrical singers, les orchestras, the conductors and the venues : opera houses, concert halls or festivals.
What about the others? 25, 50 or more?
Summarizing to 10 musician names such a wide and diverse field may seem extreme or too simplistic for those who know classical music and lyrical art well, for those who can easily name 50 or more classical music composers. Cordier, Dufay, Brumel, Isaac, Gombert, Agricola, Verdelot...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 19000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the years 1400-1500, widely recognized around the world:
Note:
- This selection may include highly reputed artists and musicians who have occasionally devoted themselves to classical music and not exclusively.
- It may also include composers who have been or are concert performers, some more renowned for their careers than for the work they have left behind.
Henry Abyngdon The 15th-century classical music composers
1418-1497 (Renaissance)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Alexander Agricola The 15th-century classical music composers
1446-1506 (Renaissance)
Composer
Hugh Aston The 15th-century classical music composers
1485-1558 (Renaissance)
Composer
Pierre Attaingnant The 15th-century classical music composers
1494-1552 (Renaissance)
Composer
Gilles Binchois The 15th-century classical music composers
1400-1460 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer & Composer
John Browne The 15th-century classical music composers
1401c-1501 (Renaissance)
Composer
Antoine Brumel The 15th-century classical music composers
1460-1512 (Renaissance)
Composer
Antoine Busnois The 15th-century classical music composers
1430-1492 (Renaissance)
Composer
Vincenzo Capirola The 15th-century classical music composers
1474-1548 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Johannes Ciconia The 15th-century classical music composers
1370-1412 (Medieval)
Composer
Complete works
Loyset Compère The 15th-century classical music composers
1445-1518 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Baude Cordier The 15th-century classical music composers
1364-1400 (Medieval)
Performer & Composer
Juan Cornago The 15th-century classical music composers
1450-1475 (Renaissance)
Composer
Josquin des Prez The 15th-century classical music composers
1455-1521 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works
Antonius Divitis The 15th-century classical music composers
1475-1526 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Guillaume Dufay The 15th-century classical music composers
1397-1474 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works
John Dunstaple The 15th-century classical music composers
1390-1453 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works
Nicolas Gombert The 15th-century classical music composers
1495-1560 (Renaissance)
Composer
Arnoul Gréban The 15th-century classical music composers
1420-1471 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Piotr of Grudziądz The 15th-century classical music composers
1392-1480 (Renaissance)
Composer
Heinrich Isaac The 15th-century classical music composers
1450-1517 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Clément Janequin The 15th-century classical music composers
1472-1558 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Complete works
Pierre de la Rue The 15th-century classical music composers
1460-1518 (Renaissance)
Composer
Georg Liban The 15th-century classical music composers
1464-(?) (20th century)
Composer
Jacquet of Mantua The 15th-century classical music composers
1483-1559 (Renaissance)
Composer
Francesco Canova da Milano The 15th-century classical music composers
1497-1543 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Jean Mouton The 15th-century classical music composers
1459-1522 (Renaissance)
Composer
Jacob Obrecht The 15th-century classical music composers
1457-1505 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works
Johannes Ockeghem The 15th-century classical music composers
1456-1497 (Renaissance)
Composer
Bartolomé Ramos de Pareja The 15th-century classical music composers
1440-1491 (Renaissance)
Composer
Matheus de Perusio The 15th-century classical music composers
1380c-1418c (Medieval)
Composer
Hans Sachs The 15th-century classical music composers
1494-1576 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Pierre Sandrin The 15th-century classical music composers
1490-1561 (Renaissance)
Composer
Arnolt Schlick The 15th-century classical music composers
1460c-1525 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Ludwig Senfl The 15th-century classical music composers
1486-1542 (Renaissance)
Conductor & Composer
Claudin de Sermisy The 15th-century classical music composers
1490-1562 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Solage The 15th-century classical music composers
1400c-1403 (Renaissance)
Composer
Antonio Squarcialupi The 15th-century classical music composers
1416-1480 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
John Taverner The 15th-century classical music composers
1490-1545 (Renaissance)
Composer
Johannes Tinctoris The 15th-century classical music composers
1435-1511 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works
Genc Tukiçi The 15th-century classical music composers
30-(?) (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Philippe Verdelot The 15th-century classical music composers
1470-1552 (Renaissance)
Conductor & Composer
Gaspar van Weerbeke The 15th-century classical music composers
1445-1517 (Renaissance)
Composer
Adrian Willaert The 15th-century classical music composers
1480-1562 (Renaissance)
Composer
Oswald von Wolkenstein The 15th-century classical music composers
1377-1445 (Renaissance)
Composer
Záviš of Zápy The 15th-century classical music composers
1350-1422 (Medieval)
Composer
Mikołaj z Chrzanowa The 15th-century classical music composers
1485-1562 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
See also...
Timelines : Composers
- 10 centuries of classical music
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- The beginnings of classical music, 1000 ... 1500
- The rise of classical music, 1500 ... 2000
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Last update : 2024-03-10