This is a chronological list of notable classical Portuguese composers.

Middle Ages

*King Dinis I (1261–1325), King of Portugal, composer and troubadour. He composed more than 200 cantigas.

Renaissance

* Pedro de Escobar (after 1535), composer and flutist * Cosme Delgado (c. 1530–1596), composer of polyphony, kapellmeister in Évora and pedagogue *

Vicente Lusitano Vicente Lusitano () was a Portuguese composer and music theorist of the late Renaissance. Some of his works on musical theory and a small number of compositions survive. Lusitano was for a time a Catholic priest and taught in several Italian citi ...

(d. after 1561), composer and music theorist * Bartolomeo Trosylho (1500–1567), composer and kapellmeister in the

Lisbon Cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major ( or ''Sé-Catedral Metropolitana Patriarcal de Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa''), often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé ('), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is the oldest ch ...

Damião de Góis Damião de Góis (; February 2, 1502January 30, 1574), born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 152 ...

(1502–1574), humanist philosopher, composer, student of Erasmus, secretary at a trading post in Antwerp * António Carreira (1520–1597), composer and organist * Diogo Dias Melgás (1538–1600), composer of polyphony *

Pedro de Cristo Pedro de Cristo (1545/1550 – 12 December 1618) was a Portuguese composer of Renaissance music. He is one of the most important Portuguese polyphonists of the 16th and 17th centuries. Life Pedro de Cristo was born in Coimbra, and in 1571 enter ...

(1545–1618), composer of polyphony *

Manuel Mendes Manuel Mendes (or Manoel Mendes; c. 1547 – 24 September 1605) was a Portuguese composer and teacher of the Renaissance. While his music remains obscure, he was important as the teacher of several of the composers of the golden age of Portu ...

(1547–1605), composer and maestro * Heliodoro de Paiva (''fl.'' 1552), composer, philosopher and theologian * Manuel Rodrigues Coelho (1555–1635), composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque *

Duarte Lobo Duarte Lobo (c. 1565 – 24 September 1646; Latinized as ''Eduardus Lupus'') was a Portuguese composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. He was one of the most famous Portuguese composers of the time, together with Filipe de Magalhãe ...

(1565–1646), composer, choirmaster and musical director * Manuel Cardoso (1566–1650), composer and organist *

Gaspar Fernandes Gaspar Fernandes (sometimes written ''Gaspar Fernández'', the Spanish version of his name) (1566–1629) was a Portugal, Portuguese-Mexico, Mexican composer and organist active in the cathedrals of Santiago de Guatemala (present-day Antigua Guatem ...

(1566–1629), composer and organist * Estêvão de Brito (1570–1641), composer of polyphony of the late Renaissance and early Baroque * Filipe de Magalhães (1571–1652), composer of sacred polyphony and teacher of Estêvão Lopes Morago, Estêvão de Brito and Manuel Correia * Manuel Machado (1590–1646), composer and harpist

Baroque

* Manuel Correia (1600–1653), composer and kapellmeister at the

La Seo Cathedral The Cathedral of the Savior () or La Seo de Zaragoza is a Catholic cathedral in Zaragoza (also known as Saragossa), in Aragon, Spain. It is part of the World Heritage Site ''Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon''. The cathedral is located on the Pla ...

*King John IV (1603–1656), King of Portugal and early musicologist, with an essay on Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina * João Lourenço Rebelo(1610–1665), composer close to John IV * Filipe da Madre de Deus (1633–1688), composer and kapellmeister of the royal music chamber *King Peter II (1648–1706), King of Portugal and composer (only ten organ pieces) * João Rodrigues Esteves, (1700–1751) composer of religious music * Carlos Seixas (1704–1742), composer and organist *

António Teixeira António Teixeira may refer to: * António Teixeira (composer) (1707–after 1769), Portuguese composer * António Teixeira (1930s footballer), Portuguese footballer * António Teixeira Lopes (1866–1942), Portuguese sculptor * António Teixeir ...

(1707 – after 1769), composer and chief of the choir of

Frei Jacinto do Sacramento
(1712–1780?), harpsichordist, organist and composer in Lisbon

(v.1713–1795), composer and organist * Francisco António de Almeida (before 1722 – c.1755), composer and organist * João de Sousa Carvalho (1745–1798), composer and harpsichordist * José Joaquim dos Santos (? 1747–1801), graduate of Royal Patriarchal Music Seminary, teacher, composer, singer, organist and conductor (famous for his religious music: Stabat Mater for three voices, 2 sopranos, bass, with 2 violins and violoncello and the 5 Misereres).

Classical period

* Pedro António Avondano (1714–1782), composer and organist (the first Portuguese composer of the Classical period) * João Pedro de Almeida Mota (1744–1817), Portuguese composer, worked in Spain for many years, where he died. His works are scattered by these two countries. * João José Baldi (1770–1816), composer (famous for his operas) and pianist * João Domingos Bomtempo (1775–1842), pianist, composer and pedagogue *

Marcos Portugal Marcos António da Fonseca Portugal (24 March 1762 – 17 February 1830), known as Marcos Portugal, or Marco Portogallo, was a Portuguese classical music, classical composer, who achieved great international fame for his operas. Biography Mar ...

(1762–1830), composer (famous for his operas) and maestro at Teatro S. Carlos in Lisbon *

Peter IV of Portugal '' Dom'' Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834), known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" () or "the Soldier King" () in Portugal, was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 (under the name of ...

(1798–1836), King of Portugal and Emperor of Brazil who was also a composer (pupil of Marcos Portugal and Nunes Garcia, as well as Sigismund Von Neucomm, a pupil of Haydn).

Romanticism – early 20th century

* Manuel Inocêncio Liberato dos Santos (1805–1887), composer and pianist *

Francisco de Sá Noronha Francisco de Sá Noronha (Viana do Castelo, 1820 – 1881) was a Portuguese composer and violinist who wrote a "Fantasy for violin and orchestra", and many other works. References Classical Composer 1820 births 1881 deaths Portuguese c ...

(1820–1881), composer and violinist * José Augusto Ferreira Veiga, Viscount of Arneiro, (1838–1903) composer and ballet choreographer * Alfredo Keil (1850–1907), composer of operas and author of the music of the Portuguese national anthem * José Vianna da Motta (1868–1948), pianist, teacher and composer * Luís de Freitas Branco (1890–1955), composer and academic * António Fragoso (1897–1918), pianist and composer * Eurico Thomaz de Lima (1908–1989), composer, pianist and pedagogue

Contemporary

* Álvaro Salazar (1938–), composer, songwriter and conductor * António Chagas Rosa (1960–), contemporary composer * António Pinho Vargas (1951–), jazz and contemporary music pianist and composer * António Victorino de Almeida (1940–), contemporary music composer * Bruno Bizarro (1979–), film composer, composer, songwriter * Constança Capdeville (1937–1992), contemporary music composer and teacher *

Emmanuel Nunes Emmanuel Nunes (31 August 1941 – 2 September 2012) was a Portuguese composer who lived and worked in Paris from 1964. Biography Nunes was born in Lisbon, where he studied composition, first from 1959 to 1963 at the Academia de Amadores de Mús ...

(1941–2012), contemporary music composer *

Eurico Carrapatoso Eurico Carrapatoso Ordem do Infante D. Henrique, ComIH (born February 15, 1962, in Mirandela) is a Portuguese composer. Awards and honors 2021 - DSCH - Schostakovich Ensemble Prize, with his ''Pour la fin, pour mon Commencement'', for clarinet, vi ...

(1962–), composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works * Fernando Corrêa de Oliveira (1921–2004), composer * Fernando Lopes Graça (1906–1994), composer and musicologist * Isabel Soveral (1961–), contemporary composer * Jaime Reis (1983–), contemporary composer *

Joly Braga Santos José Manuel Joly Braga Santos, ComSE (; May 14, 1924July 18, 1988) was a Portuguese composer and conductor, who was born and died in Lisbon. He wrote six symphonies. Biography José Manuel Joly Braga Santos was born in Lisbon in 1924 and died ...

(1924–1988), contemporary composer and conductor * Jorge Peixinho (1940–1995), contemporary music composer and teacher * Luís Tinoco (1969–), contemporary music composer *

Pedro Macedo Camacho Pedro Macedo Camacho is a Portuguese composer of classical music as well as film and video game scores. He is best known for his scores to ''Star Citizen'' and '' World of Warcraft: Shadowlands''. Biography Camacho was born in Funchal, a city in ...

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Rodrigo Leão Rodrigo Costa Leão Muñoz Miguez (born 15 October 1964), known professionally as Rodrigo Leão, is a Portuguese musician and songwriter. He became known in the 1980s as a member of the Portuguese groups Sétima Legião and Madredeus. In the 199 ...

(1964–), contemporary composer, instrumental music composer, film composer

References

*VASCONCELOS, André. Música em Portugal, Porto Editora. *Dicionário de História de Portugal, editado por Joel Serrão *Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa-Brasileira ed. de 194

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