Between 1400 and 1600, a large number of composers in Europe were active in what is now called the Franco-Flemish school. The earliest of them were born in the Duchy of Burgundy, which is why the first generations sometimes are called the Burgundian school. Their working area stretched all over Europe.
In general, the Franco-Flemish polyphonists are divided into five generations. Most famous are Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin des Prez and Orlando di Lasso. Below is a list of all their works that can be found in the lute literature. It concerns about 65 composers and several hundred titles. Some works, such as Anchor che col partire or Susanne un jour, live on in dozens of versions that are noted in several sources. Sometimes there is only a single lute intavolation.