List of composers for lute

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This is a list of composers who wrote for lute and similar period instruments: theorbo, chitarrone, vihuela etc. Composers who worked outside of their country of origin are listed according to where they were most active, i.e. German-born Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger is listed under Italy. Within sections, the order is alphabetical by surname (or, in cases of, for example, Pietrobono and Lorenzino, by first name).

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Renaissance and Baroque

Italy

Late 15th century to mid-16th century

Francesco Canova da Milano, 1497-1543 Francesco Canova da Milano.jpg
Francesco Canova da Milano, 1497–1543

Mid 16th17th centuries

Late 17th18th centuries

France

Spain

England

Netherlands/Belgium

Germany/Austria

Sylvius Leopold Weiss, 1687-1750 Silvius Leopold Weiss.jpg
Sylvius Leopold Weiß, 1687–1750

Other countries

20th and 21st centuries

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