List of English Renaissance composers explained

This is a list of English composers of the Renaissance period in alphabetical order.

• Richard Alison (c. 1560/1570–before 1610)
• John Amner (1579–1641)
• Hugh Aston (c. 1485–1558)
• Thomas Ashwell (c. 1478–after 1513)
• John Benet (fl. 1420–1450) (http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095458657)
• John Bennet (c. 1575–after 1614)
• William Brade (1560–1630)
• John Browne (fl. c. 1490)
• John Bull (1562–1628)
• William Byrd (c. 1540–1623)
• Thomas Campion (1567–1620)

• J. Cooke, probably John Cooke (fl. 1417) (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-cooke-mn0000076358/biography)
• John Cooper (c. 1570–1626)
• William Cornysh (1465–1523)
• Francis Cutting (1583–1603)
• John Danyel (c. 1564–c. 1626)
• John Dowland (1563–1626)
• John Dunstaple (c. 1390–1453)
• Michael East (c. 1580–1648)
• Giles Farnaby (c. 1563–1640)
• Robert Fayrfax (1464–1521)
• Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder (1543–1588)
• Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger (c. 1575–1628)
• Thomas Ford (c. 1580–1648)
• Walter Frye (died c. 1475)
• Ellis Gibbons (1573–1603)
• Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)
• Anthony Holborne (c. 1545–1602)
• John Hothby (c. 1410–1487)
• Richard Hygons (c. 1435–c. 1509)
• John Jenkins (1592–1678)
• Robert Johnson (c. 1583–c. 1634)
• John Johnson (c. 1545–1594)
• Hugh Kellyk (fl. c. 1480)
• Robert Jones (c. 1577–after 1615)
• Walter Lambe (c. 1450–c. 1504)
• Nicholas Ludford (c. 1485–c. 1557)
• Thomas Lupo (1571–1627)
• John Maynard (c. 1577–c. 1633)
• John Merbecke (c. 1505- c.1585)
• Thomas Morley (c. 1558–1602)
• William Mundy (c. 1529–c. 1591)
• Richard Nicholson or Nicolson (died 1639)
• Osbert Parsley (15111585)
• Robert Parsons (c. 1535–1572)
• William Parsons (fl. 1545–1563)
• Peter Philips (c. 1560–1628)
• Leonel Power (c. 1370/1385–1445)
• Thomas Preston (died c. 1563)
• John Plummer (c. 1410–c. 1483)
• Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1582/1592–1635)
• Thomas Robinson (c. 1560–1610)
• Philip Rosseter (c. 1568–1623)
• John Sheppard (c. 1515–1558)
• Thomas Simpson (1582–c. 1628)
• Robert Stone (1516–1613)
• John Sutton (fl. late 15th c.)
• Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585)
• John Taverner (c. 1490–1545)
• William Tisdale (born c. 1570)
• Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656)
• Edmund Turges may be same as Edmund Sturges (fl. c. 1507)
• Christopher Tye (c. 1505–before 1573)
• John Ward (1571–1638)
• Thomas Weelkes (1576–1623)
• Robert White (c. 1538–1574)
• John Wilbye (1574–1638)

See also

• Early music of the British Isles
• List of Renaissance composers
• Chronological list of English classical composers
• List of English Baroque composers

References

• The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press.
• AllMusic
• gramophone.co.uk