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Composers You Should Know: Medieval

Notable Medieval Composers (500 - 1430)

If you wish to be generally familiar with classical music, here is a short list of composers you should know from this period.

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Music Online (Alexander Street Press) & Naxos	Media
Bingen, Hildegard von Books	1098	1179	German	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	Scores
de Vitry, Phillipe	1291	1361	French	Naxos
Dunstable, John (Dunstaple) Books	~1390	1453	English	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	CDs/DVDS Scores
Landini, Francesco	~1325	1397	Italian	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	Scores
Machaut, Guillaume de Books	~1300	1377	French	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	CDs/DVDS Scores

Medieval Composers (500 - 1430)

If you are a student of Music History or Composition, here are additional composers you should know from this period.

Name	Birth	Death	Nationality	Music Online (Alexander Street Press) & Naxos	Media
Abelard, Peter Books	1079	1142	French	Music Online (ASP) Naxos
Adam de la Halle Books	~1237	1288	French	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	CDs/DVDS Scores
Binchois, Gilles	~1400	1460	French	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	CDs/DVDS Scores
Jacopo da Bologna	fl1340	1386?	Italian	Music Online (ASP) Naxos
Léonin	1135	1201	French	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	CDs/DVDS
Pérotin	1160	1225	French	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	CDs/DVDS Scores
Piero, Maestro	~1300	1350+	Italian	Music Online (ASP) Naxos
Power, Leonel	~1370/85	1445	English	Music Online (ASP) Naxos	Scores
Tuotilo	~850	~915	Irish	Music Online (ASP) Naxos
Vogelweide, Walther von der Books	~1170	~1230	German	Music Online (ASP) Naxos

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