The great Medieval composers
Landini or Chancellor? Bologna or Perusio? 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 1000 and 1400 (medieval era)
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 : Landini (Italian composer, organist, singer, poet and instrument maker) or Chancellor (French writer and theologian) ? Cordier (French composer) or Dufay (Franco-Flemish Renaissance 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 1000 and 1400 (medieval era). 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 1000-1400
Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1000-1400 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. Zápy, Bingen, Wolkenstein, la Halle, Tukiçi, Léonin, Arezzo...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 19000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the medieval era, 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.
Peter Abelard The great Medieval composers
1079-1142 (Medieval)
Composer
Guido of Arezzo The great Medieval composers
992-1050 (Medieval)
Composer
Hildegard of Bingen The great Medieval composers
1098-1179 (Medieval)
Composer
Complete works
Jacopo da Bologna The great Medieval composers
1340-1386 (Medieval)
Composer
Philip the Chancellor The great Medieval composers
1165-1236 (Medieval)
Composer
Johannes Ciconia The great Medieval composers
1370-1412 (Medieval)
Composer
Complete works
Baude Cordier The great Medieval composers
1364-1400 (Medieval)
Performer & Composer
Walther von der Vogelweide The great Medieval composers
1170-1230 (Medieval)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Guillaume Dufay The great Medieval composers
1397-1474 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works
John Dunstaple The great Medieval composers
1390-1453 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works
Heinrich von Frauenlob The great Medieval composers
1255-1318 (Medieval)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Grimace The great Medieval composers
1350c-1375c (Medieval)
Composer
Piotr of Grudziądz The great Medieval composers
1392-1480 (Renaissance)
Composer
Adam de la Halle The great Medieval composers
1240-1288 (Medieval)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Francesco Landini The great Medieval composers
1335-1397 (Medieval)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Léonin The great Medieval composers
1150-1210 (Medieval)
Composer
Berenguer de Palou The great Medieval composers
1150c-1164 (Medieval)
Performer & Composer
Pérotin The great Medieval composers
1155-1230 (Medieval)
Composer
Complete works
Matheus de Perusio The great Medieval composers
1380c-1418c (Medieval)
Composer
Genc Tukiçi The great Medieval composers
30-(?) (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Záviš of Zápy The great Medieval composers
1350-1422 (Medieval)
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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- Medieval * Renaissance * Baroque * Classical * Romantic * XXe
- Romantic : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- XXe : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- 1400 - 1500 : The 15th-century classical music composers
- 1500 - 1600 : The 16th-century classical music composers
- 1600 - 1700 : The 17th-century classical music composers + ( 1600 - 1650 ) + ( 1650 - 1700 )
- 1700 - 1800 : The 18th-century classical music composers + ( 1700 - 1750 ) + ( 1750 - 1800 )
- 1800 - 1900 : The 19th-century classical music composers
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- 1800 - 1850 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
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- 1900 - 2000 : The 20th-century classical music composers
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- 1900 - 1950 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- 1950 - 2000 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
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Last update : 2024-03-10