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)
 * 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)
 * 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)