Medieval EraHildegard von Bingen (Germany, 1098): Antiphons, Sequences, Responsoria Leonin (France, 1135): Magnus Liber Organi Perotin (France, 11##): Viderunt omnes & Sederunt principes Guillaume Machault (France, 1300): Messe de Notre Dame Guillaume Machault (France, 1300): Chansons balladees (or virelais) Francesco Landino (Florence, 1325): Ballate John Dunstable (England, 1385): Motets Guillaume Dufay (France, 1400): Missa Caput Guillaume Dufay (France, 1400): Messe "Se La Face Ay Pale" Guillaume Dufay (France, 1400): Messe "L'Homme Arme`" Guillaume Dufay (France, 1400): Chansons Guillaume Dufay (France, 1400): Motets Gilles Binchois (France, 1400): Chansons Johannes Ockeghem (Netherlands, 1420): Motets Johannes Ockeghem (Netherlands, 1420): Missa Prolationum Johannes Ockeghem (Netherlands, 1420): Missa Caput Josquin Despres/ De Prez (France, 1440): Chansons Josquin Despres/ De Prez (France, 1440): Motets Josquin Despres (France, 1440): Messe "Malheur Me Bat" Josquin Despres (France, 1440): Messe "Gaudeamus" Josquin Despres (France, 1440): Messe "Mater Patris" Josquin Despres (France, 1440): Messe "Fortuna Disperata" Josquin Despres (France, 1440): Miserere Josquin Despres (France, 1440): De Profundis Josquin Despres (France, 1440): Missa Pange Lingua (1515) Heinrich Isaac (Netherlands, 1450): Choralis Constantinus Jacob Obrecht (Netherlands, 1452): Missa Caput Jacob Obrecht (Netherlands, 1452): Missa Super Maria Renaissance EraPhilippe Verdelot (France, 1480): Madrigals Clement Janequin (France, 1485): La Guerre Adrian Willaert (Netherlands, 1490): Motets Adrian Willaert (Netherlands, 1490): Madrigals John Taverner (England, 1490): Western Wynde Mass John Taverner (England, 1490): Missa "Gloria Tibi Trinitas" Nicolas Gombert (France, 1495): Motets Cristobal de Morales (Spain, 1500): Magnificat Thomas Tallis (England, 1505): Lamentations Thomas Tallis (England, 1505): Spem in Alium (1570) Jacob Arcadelt (France, 1505): Missa "Noe Noe" Jacob Arcadelt (France, 1505): Madrigals Andrea Gabrieli (Venice, 1510): Psalmi Davidici Andrea Gabrieli (Venice, 1510): Gloria Andrea Gabrieli (Venice, 1510): Edipo Tiranno (1585) Andrea Gabrieli (Venice, 1510): Madrigals Andrea Gabrieli (Venice, 1510): Motets John Sheppard (England, 1515): Media Vita (1557) John Sheppard (England, 1515): Western Wind Mass Cyprien DeRore (Netherlands, 1516): Madrigals Philippe DeMonte (France, 1521): Madrigals Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Missa Papae Marcelli (1562) Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Missa Nigra Sum (1590) Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Missa Sine Nomine a 6 (1590) Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Missa "Assumpta Est Maria" Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Missa "Brevis" (1570) Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Motets Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Madrigals Giovanni Palestrina (Papal State, 1525): Stabat Mater (159#) Orlando di Lasso (Germany, 1532): Madrigals Orlando di Lasso (Germany, 1532): Lieder Orlando di Lasso (Germany, 1532): Motets Orlando di Lasso (Germany, 1532): Psalmi Poenetentiales (1584) Claudio Merulo (Venice, 1533): Toccate William Byrd (England, 1543): Motets William Byrd (England, 1543): Mass for Five Voices (1594) Tomas Victoria (Spain, 1548): Motets Tomas Victoria (Spain, 1548): Officium Hebetomadae Sanetae Tomas Victoria (Spain, 1548): Requiem "Officium Defunctorum" (1603) Orazio Vecchi (Este State, 1550): Antfiparnaso (1597) Luca Marenzio (Este State, 1553): Madrigals Giovanni Gabrieli (Venice, 1553): Canzoni et Sonate (1615) Giovanni Gabrieli (Venice, 1553): Sacrae Symphoniae (1597) Giovanni Gabrieli (Venice, 1553): Intonazioni d'Organo (1593) Thomas Morley (England, 1557): Madrigals Lodovico Viadana (Mantua, 1560): Concerti Ecclesiastici (1602) Carlo Gesualdo (Naples, 1561): Madrigals Carlo Gesualdo (Naples, 1561): Tenebrae John Dowland (England, 1562): Lute songs John Dowland (England, 1562): First Booke of Songes (1597) Jan Sweelinck (Netherlands, 1562): Chansons Jan Sweelinck (Netherlands, 1562): Organ music Manuel Cardoso (Portugal, 1566): "Missa Pro Defunctis" aka "Requiem" (1625) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Madrigals/ Book IV (1603) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Madrigals/ Book V (1605) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Madrigals/ Book VI (1614) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Madrigals/ Book VIII (1638) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Selva Morale e Spirituale (1641) Gregorio Allegri (Papal State, 1582): Miserere (163#) Girolamo Frescobaldi (Papal State, 1583): Toccate (1615) Girolamo Frescobaldi (Papal State, 1583): Fiori Musicali (1635) Heinrich Schuetz (Germany, 1585): Psalmen Davids (1619) Heinrich Schuetz (Germany, 1585): Kleine Geistliche Konzerte (1639) Heinrich Schuetz (Germany, 1585): Symphoniae Sacrae (1650) Heinrich Schuetz (Germany, 1585): Cantiones Sacrae (1625) Heinrich Schuetz (Germany, 1585): The Seven Last Words (1645) Heinrich Schuetz (Germany, 1585): Christmas Oratorio (1664) TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Samuel Scheidt (Germany, 1587): Tabulatura Nova (1624) OperaJacopo Peri (Papal State, 1561): Euridice (1600) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Orfeo (1607) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (1624) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1642) Claudio Monteverdi (Venice, 1567): Lamento d'Arianna (1608) Giambattista Lulli/ Lully (France, 1632): Armide (1686) Giambattista Lulli/ Lully (France, 1632): Amadis (1684) Alessandro Stradella (Papal State, 1644): San Giovanni Battista (1675) Henry Purcell (England, 1659): Dido and Aeneas (1689) Alessandro Scarlatti (Naples, 1660): Griselda (1721) JeanPhilippe Rameau (France, 1683): Hyppolite et Aricie (1733) JeanPhilippe Rameau (France, 1683): Les Indes Galantes (1735) JeanPhilippe Rameau (France, 1683): Zoroastre (1749) JeanPhilippe Rameau (France, 1683): Castor et Pollux (1737) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Julius Caesar (1724) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Alcina (1735) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Serse (1738) Baroque EraFrancesco Cavalli (Venezia, 1602): Musiche Sacre (1656) Musiche sacre concernenti messa, e salmi concertati con istromenti, imni, antifone et sonate (Venecia, 1656). Giacomo Carissimi (Papal State, 1605): Jephte Dietrich Buxtehude (Germany, 1637): Cantate Dietrich Buxtehude (Germany, 1637): Toccate Dietrich Buxtehude (Germany, 1637): Chorale preludes Buhurizade Itri (Turkey, 1640): Neva Kar MarcAntoine Charpentier (France, 1643): Te Deum MarcAntoine Charpentier (France, 1643): Tenebrae (1692) Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (Austria, 1664): Mystery Sonatas Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (Austria, 1664): Battalia a 10 (1673) Johann Pachelbel (Germany, 1653): Variations on the Chorale "Was Gott tut, das ist Wohlgetan" Johann Pachelbel (Germany, 1653): Magnificat Quinti Toni Johann Pachelbel (Germany, 1653): Variations "Ach was Soll ich Suender Machen" Johann Pachelbel (Germany, 1653): Canon in D (1694) Arcangelo Corelli (Papal State, 1653): Concerti Grossi Op 6 (1714) Arcangelo Corelli (Papal State, 1653): Sonate per Violino e Basso Continuo Op 5 (1700) Arcangelo Corelli (Papal State, 1653): Trio-Sonatas da Chiesa Op 3 (1689) Arcangelo Corelli (Papal State, 1653): Trio-Sonatas da Camera Op 4 (1694) Giuseppe Torelli (Venice, 1658): Violin concertos op.8 (1709) Henry Purcell (England, 1659): Songs Henry Purcell (England, 1659): The Fairy Queen (1692) Henry Purcell (England, 1659): Music for a While (1692) Henry Purcell (England, 1659): Ode for St Cecilia's Day (1692) Henry Purcell (England, 1659): Music for Queen Mary 91695) Alessandro Scarlatti (Naples, 1660): Cantate Jean-Fery Rebel (France, 1666): Le Cahos (1737) Francois Couperin (France, 1668): Lecons de Tenebres (1715) Francois Couperin (France, 1668): Pieces de Clavecin (1730) Francois Couperin (France, 1668): Les Nations (1726) Tomaso Albinoni (Venice, 1671): "Concerti a cinque op. 9" (1722) Antonio Caldara (Venezia, 1670): Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo (1700) Antonio Caldara (Venezia, 1670): Stabat Mater (1725) Antonio Caldara (Venezia, 1670): Missa Providentiae (1728) Antonio Caldara (Venezia, 1670): Missa Dolorosa (1735) Antonio Caldara (Venezia, 1670): Christmas Cantata (1712) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): L'Estro Armonico op.3 (1711) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Il Cimento dell'Armonia op.8 (1725), containing "The Four Seasons" (1720) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): La Cetra op.9 (1728) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Concerti op.7 (1725) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Stabat Mater (1727) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Concerto Strings A Major RV159 Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Concerto Bassoon E minor RV 484 Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Concerto for two Cellos (1720) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Violin Concerto in E major, RV271 "L'Amoroso" (17##) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Mandolin Concerto in C major (1725) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Double Trumpet Concerto in C major (172#) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Flute Concerto in F major, Op. 10/2, RV433 "La Tempesta di Mare" (1728) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Flute Concerto in G minor, Op. 10/1, RV439 "La Notte" (171#) Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 1678): Gloria RV 589 (1715) Youstol Dispage (France, 1678): "Piero Scaruffi" (1712) Jan Dismas Zelenka (Czech, 1679): Missa Dei Patris Georg Telemann (Germany, 1681): Musique de Table, containing Double Horn Concerto in E flat major (1733) Georg Telemann (Germany, 1681): Der fuer die Suende der Welt gemarterte Georg Telemann (Germany, 1681): Der Tag des Gerichts (1765) Georg Telemann (Germany, 1681): Trumpet Concerto in D major (1734) Georg Telemann (Germany, 1681): Viola Concerto in G major (171#) Georg Telemann (Germany, 1681): (171#) Jean-Joseph Mouret (France, 1682): Suite of Symphonies No. 1 (1729) JeanPhilippe Rameau (France, 1683): Pieces de clavecin en Concerts (1741) JeanPhilippe Rameau (France, 1683): Nouvelles Suites de pieces de clavecin (1728) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cantata 147 (1723) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Toccata & Fugue BWV 565 JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): "St Anne" Fugue in E-flat major BWV 552 JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): French Suites BWV 812-817 (1721) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): English Suites BWV 806-811 (1715) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Sonatas and Partitas for violin BWV 1001-1006 (1720) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Magnificat in D major BWV 243 (1723) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830 (1726) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Die Kunst der Fuge (1749) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Goldberg Variations (1742) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Brandenburger Concertos (1721) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Orchestral Suites (1731) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cello Suites (1723) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Musikalisches Opfer (1747) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): St Matthew Passion (1729) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Das Wohltemperierte Clavier/ The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Christmas Oratorio JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Concerto for Three Harpsichords in C Major BWV 1064 JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Keyboard Concerto in F minor BWV 1056 JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): St John Passion (1724) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Mass in B Minor (1749) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Fantasy in A Minor BWV 922 (1713) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Triple Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord and Strings (1740) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Concerto for two Violins BWV 1043 (1730) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996 (1717) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major BMW 564 (1712) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Toccata and Fugue in D minor, "Dorian" BMW 538 (1717) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (1712) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Fugue in G minor, "Little G minor" (1707) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, "Great G minor" (1725) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Trio Sonata for Organ no 5 in C major (1732) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Trio Sonata for Organ no 1 in E flat major (1732) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Trio Sonata for Organ no 3 in D minor (1732) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Prelude and Fugue in D major (1712) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Prelude and Fugue in E minor "Wedge" (1731) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Prelude and Fugue in A minor (1715) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Pastorale in F major (1720) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (1731) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cantata No. 82, Ich habe genug JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cantata No. 202, Weichet nur, Betruebte Scatten "Wedding" (1723) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cantata No. 208, Was mir behagt (1713) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cantata No. 4, Christ Lag in Todesbanden JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Cantata No. 80, Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor (1738) JohannSebastian Bach (Germany, 1685): Toccatas BWV 910-916 Georg Handel (England, 1685): Water Music (1717) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Royal Fireworks (1749) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Grand Concertos op.6 (1739) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Israel in Egypt (1739) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Saul (1739) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Messiah (1742) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Acis and Galatea (1732) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Ode for St Cecilia's Day (1739) Georg Handel (England, 1685): The Triumph of Time and Truth (1757) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Organ concertos op.4 (1737) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Dixit Dominus (1707) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Jeptha (1752) Georg Handel (England, 1685): L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (1740) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Organ Concerto No. 11 in G minor, Op. 7/5 (1750) Georg Handel (England, 1685): Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major "The Cuckoo & the Nightengale" (1739) Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K30 in G minor "The Cat's Fugue" Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K140 in D major Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K141 Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K318 in F sharp major Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K398 Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K455 in G Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K472 in B-flat major Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K491 Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K501 in C major Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K517 in D minor Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K518 Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Harpsichord Sonata K544 Domenico Scarlatti (Naples, 1685): Sonata in E major L 23 Benedetto Marcello (Venice, 1686): Estro Poetico-armonico" (1727) Francesco Geminiani (Naples, 1687): Concerti Grossi Opus 3 (1733) Francesco Geminiani (Naples, 1687): The Enchanted Forest (1754) Giuseppe Tartini (Venezia, 1692): Concerti Giuseppe Tartini (Venezia, 1692): Sonate Giuseppe Tartini (Venezia, 1692): Il Trillo del Diavolo (1799) Composers born in the 18th centuryComposers born in the 19th centuryComposers born after 1899Composers born after 1929Composers born after 1949See the note at the bottom of this page about the country credited for the musician (it is not necessarily the country where the musician was born, and not the country that exists today but didn't exist back then). |
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The Essential Sonatas
The Essential Symphonies and other Orchestral Works The Essential Piano Concertos The Greatest Pianists The Essential Concertos (except piano) The Greatest Violin Players The Essential Trios, Quartets, Quintets, Sextets The Greatest Flutists, Cellists, etc Music for Chamber Ensemble The Essential Operas The Greatest Sopranos The Essential Ballets The Best of Early Electronic Music The Greatest Vocal Music Best of Jazz Music Best of Rock Music Note about crediting the country: This rule needs to be corrected for "accidental" births: the Italian poet Ungaretti was born in Egypt but he grew up in Italy; the US astronaut Michael Collins was born in Rome but he grew up in the USA; Natalie Portman is not an Israeli; Keanu Reeves is not a Lebanonese; Emma Watson is not a French; Nicole Kidman is not a Hawaiian; the singer Freddie Mercury was not a Kenyan. Even this rule can be tricky to apply: Muzio Clementi was born and raised in Italy but moved to England as a teenager. The biggest problem is with the West European empires that stretched over multiple continents and were never really one country: was Tagore a British or Indian poet? Was Doris Lessing a Rhodesian or British writer? I am leaning towards writing British Empire. If you only write "India" or "Rhodesia", you mislead. Lessing was not an African writer, and Tagore was born in Kolkata which became part of India only after the British left (previously it was part of the Mughal empire, a Muslim empire that never called itself "India"). For people born centuries ago the discussion becomes even more complicated. We routinely think of Vivaldi as being "Italian" and Bach as being "German". Neither Italy nor Germany existed at the time. Vivaldi was born in the state of Venezia/Venice. Bach was born in a tiny state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire. Torelli was born in Verona, which belonged to the Republic of Venice. Tartini was born in a town that belonged to the Republic of Venice although today it is part of the country of Slovenia. Monteverdi was born in the state of Milan (which was under Spanish domination) but he started his career in Venice. Southern Italy was part of the Kingdom of Naples, which changed hands a few times but was mainly a Spanish colony. Not being very fluent in old German history, i simply write "Germany" when the artist mostly worked in a German-speaking city belonging to the Holy Roman Empire. |