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Antiquity (8th - 5th centuries BC)
| Homer (9th cent. BC)? | Iliad-Sing oh goddess the perilous wrath of Achilles Reconstructed (Greek) Odyssey - Calypso and Ulysses Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Alcman 7th cent. BC | Bucolic Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Hesiod 700 BC | Rough is the road to happiness Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Terpander 7th cent. BC | |
| Archilochos 675-635 BC | Oh soul Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Stesichorus 7th B.C | |
| Tyrtaeus c. 650 B.C | Spartan march Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Mimnermos c. 630 BC | Short-lived is treasured youth Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Sappho 610-580 B.C | Ode to Aphrodite Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Corinna 7th cent. B.C | |
| Thaletas of Gortyna 7th cent BC | |
| Ierax of Argos 7th cent BC | |
| Clonas of Tegea 7th cent B.C | |
| Xenokritos of Locroi 7th cent BC | |
| Xenodamos of Kythera 7th cent BC | |
| Xanthos 7th cent B.C | |
| Ardalos of Troizena 7th cent B.C | |
| Polymnestos of Colophon 7th-6th c. BC | |
| Alceides of Alexandreia 7th-6th c. BC | |
| Sakadas of Argos 7-6 cent BC | |
| Simonides of Kea 556-468 B.C | There is a saying about virtue Reconstructed (Greek) Danae and Perseus Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Agathocles 6th cent B.C | |
| Alcaeus 6th cent B.C 620-580 | Winter Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Xenophanes 560-478 B.C | |
| Choerilus | |
| Thespis 6th B.C | |
| Arion 6th B.C | |
| Solon 630-560 BC | Eunomia Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Epigonos of Sicyon 6th cent B.C | |
| Pratinas Phliasios 6th-5th cent B.C | |
| Lasos Ermioneus 6th cent B.C | |
| Agelaus Tegeates 6th cent B.C | |
| Lysandros Sicyonian 6th cent B.C | |
| Anacreon 582-485 B.C | My lyre sings only songs of love Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Aeschylus 525 -456 BC | |
| Pindar 522-438 BC | |
| Lycaon of Samos 6th-5th cent B.C | |
| Sophocles 496-406 B.C | Oedipous the King (Oedipus Rex original text ) Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Electra, Philoctetes, Oedipus at Colonus, Trackers |
| Euripides 484-406 B.C | Alcestis, Medea, Children of Heracles, Hippolytus, Andromache, Hecuba, Suppliants, Electra, Madness of Heracles, Trojan Women, Ion, Iphigenia Among the Taurians, Helen, Phoenician Women, Orestes(Extant choral ode from "Orestes" Vienna papyrus G 2315 ), Iphigenia at Aulis (Extant choral ode from "Iphigeneia at Aulis" Leiden papyrus inv. 510 ), Bacchae, Cyclops, Rhesus); Hypsipyle. |
| Aristophanes 450-388 B.C | Babylonians, Acharnians, Knights, Clouds, Wasps, Peace, Birds, Lysistrata, Women at the Thesmophoria, Frogs, Women at the Ecclesia, Ploutos (Wealth). |
| Theognis 5th B.C | |
| Bacchylides 5th B.C | Great gifts, peace brings to mortals Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Agathon 5th cent B.C | |
| Ion of Chios 5th cent B.C | |
| Cinusias of Athens) 5th cent B.C | |
| Lamprocles of Athens 5th cent B.C | |
| Metellos Akragantinos 5th cent B.C | |
| Phrynichus c.420 BC | |
| Cratinus c.420 BC | |
| Telestes of Selinounta 5th-4th cent B.C | |
| Timotheos Milesios 5th-4th cent B.C | |
| Philoxenos of Kythera 5th-4th cent B.C | |
| Antigenidas of Thebes 5-4 cent B.C | |
| Dracon 5th-4th cent B.C | |
| Dionysius of Thebes 5th-4th cent B.C |
Late Antiquity (4th cent. BC - 4th cent. AD)
| Orphic Hymns (?) | Orphic Hymn to Nature Reconstructed (Greek)(mp3) Orphic Hymn In praise of Justice Reconstructed (Greek) |
| Aristoxenus of Tarentum 4th cent.BC | |
| Polueidos 4th cent B.C | |
| Dionysiodorus 4th cent B.C | |
| Castorion Soleus 4th cent B.C | |
| Euios Chalcideus 4th cent B.C | |
| Agenor Mytilinaeus 4th cent B.C | |
| Argas 4th cent B.C | |
| Amoibeus 3th cent B.C | |
| Telesilla of Argos 3th cent B.C | |
| Limenius (127 BC) | Paean and processional |
| Athenaeus (127 BC) | First Delphic Hymn to Apollo Extant
mp3 (Greek) Invocation of Calliope and Apollo Extant (Greek) |
| Anaxenor of Magnesia 2nd-1st cent B.C | |
| Horace 65-8 BC | |
| Mesomedes (1st c. AD) | Hymn to Nemesis Extant (Greek)
mp3
Hymn to the Sun |
Seikilos (1st c. AD) |
Song |
| Anonymous (2nd c. AD) | Tragic dialogue on Orestes Michigan papyrus inv. 2958 |
| Anonymous(2nd c. AD) | Invocation of the Muse |
| Anonymous (2nd c. AD) | Instrumental piece Berlin papyrus 6870 |
| Anonymous (2nd c. AD) | Instrumental exercises |
| Anonymous (late 2nd c. AD) | Paean Berlin papyrus 6870 |
| Anonymous ( 2nd-3rd c. A.D ) | Hymn to the Holy Trinity Extant early Christian hymn (Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 1786) Greek |
| Alypius 4th cent. AD |
Early Medieval (4th-10th centuries AD)
| Anonymous composers of Byzantine and Gregorian liturgical chant (4th-10th cent. AD) | Crown of thorns mp3 (Greek) All generations Language: Greek Kyrie eleison Language: Greek To our defender general. Language: Greek Nos autem gloriari Language: Latin - mp3Gloria in excelsis deo ( Latin) Alleluia Oh Pure Virgin! Language: Greek - mp3 |
| Anonymous composers of Quranic chant (7th-12th cent. AD) | Surah Fatiha. Language: Arabic
- mp3 Surah Baqarah. |
| Hucbald 840-930 | Musica enchiriadis Scholia enchiriadis |
| Guido Of Arezzo 990-1050 | Ut queant laxis |
Late Medieval (11th-14th Centuries)
| Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) | |
| Leonin 12th cent. | Magnus liber organi |
| Perotin (c.1160-1240) | Viderunt, Sederunt, Mors |
| Philippe le Chancelier (c.1165-1236) | |
| Walter von der Vogelweide (1170-1230) | |
| Philippe de Vitry (1291-1361) | |
| Guilliaume Machaut (1300-1377) | |
| Francesco Landini (1325-1397) | |
| Johannes Ciconia (1335-1411) | |
| John Dunstable (c.1380-1453) |
15th Century
| Gilles Binchois (1400-1460) | |
| Guillaume Dufay (1400-1474) | L'homme armé, Se la face ay pale, Ave Regina coelorum, Supremum est mortalibus bonum pax |
| Jean d' Okeghem (1410-1497) | |
| Antoine Busnoys (c.1430-1492) | |
| Josquin Des Prés (c.1440-1521) | Missa Pange Lingua |
| Alexander Agricola (c.1446-1506) | |
| Jacob Obrecht (1450-1505) | Salve Regina; Alma Redemptoris Mater |
| Heinrich Isaac (1450-1517) | Missa carminum, Choralis Constantinus, Virgo prudentissima , Optime pastor |
| Johannes Cornago (c.1455-1485) | |
| Pierre de la Rue (1460-1518) | |
| Antoine Brumel (1460-1520) | |
| Francisco de Penalosa (1470-1528) | |
| William Cornysh (?-1523) | |
| Clément Jannequin (1485-1558) | |
| Robert Carver (c.1485-c.1568) | |
| Ludwig Senfl (1490-1537) | |
| John Taverner (1490-1545) | Christe Jesu pastor bone |
| Nicolas Gombert (1495-1560) |
16th Century
| Cristobal de Morales (1500-1553) | |
| Jacques Arcadelt (1505-1568) | |
| Christopher Tye (1505-1572) | |
| Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) | |
| Baliny Bakfark (1507-1576) | |
| Clemens non Papa (1510-1555) | |
| Antonio de Cabezon (1510-1566) | |
| Andrea Gabrieli (1510-1586) | |
| John Sheppard (1515-1559) | |
| Cipriano de Rore(1516-1565) | Dalle belle contrade, Quando lieta sperai , Hor che'l ciel e la terra, Ancor che col partire |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) | Missa Papae Marcelli, Miserere, Vox Patris Caelestis (Palestrina, Allegri, Mundy) |
| William Mundy (1529-1591) | Missa Papae Marcelli, Miserere, Vox Patris Caelestis (Palestrina, Allegri, Mundy) |
| Claude Le Jeune (1530-1600) | |
| Roland de Lassus (1532-1594) | |
| Hernando de Cabezon (1541-1602) | |
| William Byrd (1543-1623) | Christ rising again , O God that guides the cheerful sun |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) | |
| Eustache du Caurroy (1549-1609) | |
| Giovanni Gabrieli (1554-1612) | |
| Alonso Lobo (1555-1617) | |
| Thomas Morley (1557-1603) | |
| Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613) | |
| Peter Philips (1560-1628) | |
| John Bull (1562-1628) | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) | |
| John Dowland (1563-1626) | Seaven Teares: Music of John Dowland |
| Jehan Titelouze (1563-1633) | |
| Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638) | |
| Frei Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650) | |
| Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) | Vespers of the Blessed Virgin |
| Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) | |
| Thomas Weelkes (1575-1623) | |
| Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) | Missa Papae Marcelli, Miserere, Vox Patris Caelestis (Palestrina, Allegri, Mundy) |
| Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) | |
| Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) | |
| Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) | Musikalische Exequien - The Seven Words of Christ |
| Johann Schein (1586-1630) | |
| Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) | |
| John Jenkins (1592-1678) | |
| Biagio Marini (c.1595-1665) |
17th Century
| William Lawes (1602-1645) | |
| Jacques de Chambonnieres (1602-1672) | |
| Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) | Jephtha |
| Christopher Simpson (1615-1669) | |
| Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667) | |
| Matthias Weckmann (1616-1674) | |
| Maurizio Cazzati (c.1620-1677) | |
| Johann Schmelzer (1623-1680) | |
| Carlo Legrenzi (1626-1690) | |
| Matthew Locke (1630-1677) | Not unto us, O Lord The king shall rejoice |
| Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) | |
| Jean-Henri d'Anglebert (1635-1691) | |
| Diderik Buxtehude (1637-1707) | |
| Sainte-Colombe (1640-1690) | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1644-1704) | |
| Alessandro Stradella (1644-1682) | |
| Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704) | |
| John Blow (1648-1708) | |
| Petronio Fransceschini (c.1650-1680) | |
| Walther von der Vogelweide(1650-1717) | |
| Georg Muffat (1653-1704) | |
| Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) | |
| Archangelo Corelli (1653-1713) | |
| Marin Marais (1656-1728) | |
| Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709) | |
| Henry Purcell (1659-1695) | O Solitude Hear my prayer, O Lord Remember not, Lord, our offences |
| Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) | |
| Scarlatti Alessandro(1660-1725) | |
| François Couperin(1668-1733) | |
| Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) | |
| AntonioVivaldi (1678-1741) | Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) Juditha triumphans |
| Georg Philipp Telemann1681-1767) | |
| Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729) | |
| Jean Philippe Rameau(1683-1764) | Hippolyte et Aricie |
| Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | Six Cello Suites Six Trio Sonatas for Organ St. Matthew Passion The Well-Tempered Clavier (I and II) Violin Concertos |
| Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) | Keyboard Sonatas |
| Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) | Messiah |
| Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755) | |
| Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) | |
| Johan Helmich Roman (1695-1758) | |
| Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764) | |
| Johann Joachim Quantz(1697-1773) | |
18th Century
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1701-1775) | |
| Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) | |
| Pietro Domenico Paradisi (1707-1791) | |
| Charles Avison (1709-1770) | |
| Michel Corrette (1709-1795) | |
| Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784) | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach(1714-1788) | |
| Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) | |
| J.W.A. Stamitz (1717-1757) | |
| Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787) | |
| Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) | Six Haydn Piano Sonatas, Nos 42, 48-52 The 12 "London" Symphonies (nos 93 - 104) The Creation (Die Schöpfung ) |
| Johann Christian Bach(1735-1782) | |
| Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809) | |
| Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) | |
| Christian Neefe (1748-1809) | |
| Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) | Don Giovanni "Legendary Interpretations" - Piano Concertos no 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20, and 27 |
| Francois Devienne (1759-1803) | |
| Jan Ladislav Dusek (1760-1812) | |
| Franz Sussmayr (1766-1803) | |
| Ludwig v. Beethoven (1770-1827) | Missa Solemnis (with Mozart Coronation
Mass) Piano Concerto no 5; L'Emprereur - Piano Sonata no 8 & 23 Piano Sonatas no 27-32 Symphonies no 5 and 7 |
| Anton Reicha (1770-1838) | |
| Joseph Hofmann (1776-1822) | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) | |
| Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) | |
| John Field (1782-1837) | |
| Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) | |
| Ludwig Spohr (1784-1859) | Nonet op. 31 - Octet op. 32 |
| Daniel Kuhlau (1786-1832) | |
| Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1786-1826) | |
| Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) | |
| Jan Hugo Vorisek (1791-1825) | |
| Karl Czerny(1791-1857) | |
| Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868) | The Barber of Seville |
| Franz Adolf Berwald (1796-1868) | |
| Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) | An Equal Music - Quintet in C - Quartettsatz (with Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Vivaldi, & Vaughan Williams |
| Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) |
19th Century
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