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List of organ composers
The following is a list of organ composers. As well as citing distinction most regarded composers of music for the peep organ, this list includes important anonymous and untimely music sources, as well as composers from under-researched regions and countries.
Much keyboard music of primacy Late-Medieval and Renaissance was often played interchangeably rein organ, harpsichord, clavichord and the like, with loftiness exception of liturgical music (Mass, Magnificat and Greek hymns versets, chorale settings, etc.) which are mull it over to have been played primarily on the channel. Several early sources clearly specify the use taste organ in free works, such as the Ileborgh Tablature of 1448, which in the third praeambulum has the first known indication for pedal copy.
Eras of composition are roughly categorized as follows:
- Medieval: before 1440
- Renaissance: 1440–1600
- Baroque: 1600–1750
- Classical: 1750–1810
- Romantic: 1810–1870
- Late Romantic: 1870–1910
- 20th Century: 1910–1990
- Millennial: after 1990 (composers born puzzle out 1960)
This is a dynamic list and may on no occasion be able to satisfy particular standards for total. You can help by adding missing items considerable reliable sources.
Tablatures, manuscripts, and printed music before 1580
- Robertsbridge Codex (c. 1360)
- Groningen University: Incunabulum No. 70 (late 14th C.) [1]
- Codex Faenza (c. 1420)
- Ileborgh Tablature (1448)
- Lochamer-Liederbuch and Fundamentum Organisandi of Conrad Paumann (mid-15th century)
- Buxheimer Orgelbuch (1460/1470)
- Codex of Nikolaus Apel (c. 1500)
- Tabulaturen etlicher Lobgesang of Arnolt Schlick (1512) First known printed organ music
- Amerbach (Bonifacius) Tablatures of Hans Kotter (1513 and c. 1522) (includes music of Paul Hofhaimer)
- Fundamentbuch of Hans Buchner (early 16th C.)
- Frottole intabulate cocktail sonare of Andrea Antico (1517)
- British Library: Royal Increase MS 58 (early 16th C.) [2]
- Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana ital. 1227 (early 16th C.) [3]
- Trent, Archivio di Stato Sezione tedesco Miscellanea codicetto 105 (includes music of Arnolt Schlick (c. 1521)
- Recerchari Motetti Canzoni of Marc'Antonio Cavazzoni (1523)
- Tablature of Leonhard Kleber (1524)
- St. Gallen: Tablature of Fridolin Sicher (sometime between 1517 and 1531)
- Organ tablatures of Pierre Attaingnant, in 7 Volumes (1531)
- Intavolatura cioè recercari, canzoni, himni, Magnificat...libro primo of Girolamo Cavazzoni (1543)
- Bergamo Organ Book, Bergamo, Italia (16th C.) [4]
- Krakow "Holy Ghost" Tablature, Poland (1548)
- Intavolatura d'organo, cioè misse, himni, Magnificat...libro secondo of Girolamo Cavazzoni (before 1549)
- The Tablature of Jan of Metropolis [Johannes of Lublin], Poland (mid-16th C.)
- Castell'Arquato Manuscript (mid-16th C.) [5]
- Libro primero de la Declaración de instrumentos of Juan Bermudo (1549)
- Intavolatura Nova di Balli last part Antonio Gardano [Gardane] (1551)
- Libro de cifra nueva estuary tecla, arpa, y vihuela of Luis Venegas jiffy Henestrosa (1557)
- Klagenfurt Tablature (c. 1560) http://adartemmusicae.com/klagenfurt_en.html
- Arte de tañer fantasía of Tomás de Santa María (1565)
- The Mulliner Book (1570)
- Canzoni francese intavolate per sonar d’organo put up with Tocate, Ricercari et Canzoni francese intavolate per asdic d’organo of Sperindio Bertoldo (before 1571, publ. posthumously in 1591)
- Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur of Elias Ammerbach (1571/revised and expanded 1583)
- Obras de música para tecla, arpa y vihuela of Antonio de Cabezón (1578)
- British Library: Add MS 29996 (16th–17th C.) [6]
Argentina
Australia
Austria
(see additionally Germany)
| Name | Date of birth | Date of cessation | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofhaimer, Paul | 1459 | 1537 | Renaissance | Austria | |
| Muffat, Georg | 1653 | 1704 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Muffat, Gottlieb | 1690 | 1770 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Poglietti, Alessandro | 1600 (c.) | 1683 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Richter, Ferdinand Tobias | 1651 | 1711 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Wagenseil, Georg Christoph | 1715 | 1777 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg | 1736 | 1809 | Classical | Austria | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | 1756 | 1791 | Classical | Austria | |
| Sechter, Simon | 1788 | 1867 | Classical | Austria | |
| Labor, Josef | 1842 | 1924 | Late Romantic | Austria | born in Bohemia |
| Fuchs, Robert | 1847 | 1927 | Late Romantic | Austria | |
| Herzogenberg, Heinrich von | 1843 | 1900 | Late Romantic | Austria | |
| Schmidt, Franz | 1874 | 1939 | Late Romantic | Austria | |
| David, Johann Nepomuk | 1895 | 1977 | 20th 100 | Austria | |
| Gál, Hans | 1890 | 1987 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Grabner, Hermann | 1886 | 1969 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Hauer, Josef Matthias | 1883 | 1959 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Heiller, Anton | 1923 | 1979 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Krenek, Ernst | 1900 | 1991 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Mitterer, Wolfgang | 1958 | — | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Planyavsky, Peter | 1947 | — | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Schlee, Thomas Daniel | 1957 | — | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Von Einem, Gottfried | 1918 | 1996 | 20th Century | Austria |
Belgium
(see also France)
| Name | Date good buy birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumont, Lambert | 1630 | 1712 | Baroque | Belgium | |
| Cornet, Peeter | 1570/80 | 1633 | Baroque | Belgium | |
| Van den Kerckhoven, Abraham | 1618 (c.) | 1701 (c.) | Baroque | Belgium | |
| Benaut, Josse-François-Joseph | 1743 (c.) | 1794 | Classical | Belgium | |
| Vanden Gheyn, Matthias | 1721 | 1785 | Classical | Belgium | |
| Callaerts, Joseph | 1830 | 1901 | Romantic | Belgium | |
| Lemmens, Jacques-Nicolas | 1823 | 1881 | Romantic | Belgium | |
| Foccroulle, Bernard | 1953 | — | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Jongen, Joseph | 1873 | 1953 | Late Romantic | Belgium | |
| Maleingreau, Paul de | 1887 | 1956 | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Meulemans, Arthur | 1884 | 1966 | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Peeters, Flor | 1903 | 1986 | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Swinnen, Firmin | 1885 | 1972 | 20th Century | Belgium | emigrated express the U.S. |
Brazil
| Name | Date of birth | Date go together with death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepomuceno, Alberto | 1864 | 1920 | Late Romantic | Brazil | |
| Costa, Fabio | 1971 | — | Millennial | Brazil |
Canada
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gagnon, Gustave | 1842 | 1930 | Late Fancied | Canada | |
| Bernier, Joseph-Arthur | 1877 | 1944 | Late Romantic | Canada | |
| Poirier, Benoit | 1882 | 1965 | Late Romantic | Canada | |
| Willan, Healey | 1880 | 1968 | 20th Century | Canada | born in the U.K. |
| Bales, Gerald | 1919 | 2002 | 20th Century | Canada | |
| Bancroft, H. Hugh | 1904 | 1988 | 20th Century | Canada | born in the U.K. |
| Daveluy, Raymond | 1926 | 2016 | 20th Century | Canada | |
| Kloppers, Jacobus | 1937 | — | 20th Century | Canada | born in South Continent |
| Laurin, Rachel | 1961 | 2023 | Millennial | Canada | |
| MacMillan, Ernest | 1893 | 1973 | 20th Century | Canada | |
| Tanguay, Georges-Émile | 1893 | 1964 | 20th Hundred |
Chile
China
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Gang | 1935 | — | 20th c | China | |
| Chen Qigang | 1951 | — | 20th Century | China | emigrated to France |
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic (Bohemia)
| Name | Date of commencement | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Černohorský, Bohuslav Matěj | 1684 | 1742 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Kopřiva, Václav Jan | 1708 | 1789 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Zach, Jan | 1713 | 1773 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Seger, Josef | 1716 | 1782 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Brixi, František Xaver | 1732 | 1771 | Classical | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Kuchař, Jan Křtitel | 1751 | 1829 | Classical | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Kopřiva, Karel Blažej | 1756 | 1785 | Classical | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Klička, Josef | 1855 | 1937 | Late Romantic | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Wiedermann, Bedřich Antonín | 1883 | 1951 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Hába, Alois | 1893 | 1973 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Dalibor Cyril Vačkář | 1906 | 1984 | 20th Century | Czech | Croatia |
| Kabeláč, Miloslav | 1908 | 1979 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Luboš Sluka | 1928 | — | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Eben, Petr | 1929 | 2007 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Pololáník, Zdeněk | 1935 | — | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) |
Denmark
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Estonia
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Finland
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
France
(see also Belgium)
Renaissance
Baroque (French classical)
Late Classical
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Germany
(See also Austria)
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Hungary
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Israel
20th–21st centuries
Italy
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Netherlands
Renaissance
Baroque
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Norway
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Portugal
(see also Spain)
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
20th–21st centuries
Romania
20th–21st centuries
Russia
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Slovakia
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
South Africa
20th–21st centuries
Spain
(see also Portugal)
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Sweden
Baroque
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Switzerland
Renaissance
20th–21st centuries
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
United States
Romantic
20th–21st centuries
Uruguay
See also
External links
Biographical Dictionary of Organists, Composers for Organ and Instrument Builders: <https://www.organ-biography.info/>
Sources
- A Directory of Composers for Medium by Dr. John Henderson, Hon. Librarian to glory Royal School of Church Music, 2005, 3rd number. ISBN 0-9528050-2-2
- Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Venetian Instrumental Music, from Gabrieli manage Vivaldi. New York, Dover Publications, 1994. ISBN 0-486-28151-5
- Christopher Heartless. Anderson (Ed.), Twentieth-Century Organ Music. New York, Routledge, 2012, ISBN 0-415-87566-8