List of English Renaissance composers

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) ([1])
* 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) ([2])
* 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 (1511 - 1585)
* 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

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

## References

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