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476
Fall of Rome
the Roman Empire falls -
Period: 476 to 1420
Middle Ages/Medieval Period
music was primarily chant based and used in the church -
Period: 480 to 524
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
important Roman writer and music theorist; author of "De institution musica" (The Fundamentals of Music) -
778
La Chanson de Roland
chanson de geste based on Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux Pass during the reign of Charlemagne -
976
Arabic numerals
first recorded mention of Arabic numerals -
Period: 991 to 1033
Guido of Arezzo
music theorist credited with created the modern day staff and advocated for using specific syllables for sight-singing -
Period: 1095 to 1291
The Crusades
a series of religious wars initiated by the Roman Catholic Church -
Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard von Bingen
nun; composer of the first morality play -
1125
oil paint
oil paint is invented -
Period: 1130 to 1200
Bernart de Ventadorn
famous troubadour; has a lot of surviving poems -
Period: 1135 to 1201
Leonin
master of organum durum at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris -
1170
wheelbarrow
wheelbarrow is invented -
Period: 1180 to 1238
Perotin
master of discount organum at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris -
1212
Comtessa Beatriz de Dia
only female troubadour that has a surviving melody -
1280
spectacles
used convex lenses to help those who were far-sighted -
Period: 1291 to 1361
Philippe de Vitry
French composer, poet, theorist, and bishop know as the "inventor of a new art" -
Period: 1300 to 1350
Ars Nova/Trecento
"new art" which resulted in music being more rhythmic -
Period: 1300 to 1377
Guillaume de Machaut
leading composer and poet of the Ars Nova -
1324
cannon
first record of cannons in history -
Period: 1325 to 1397
Francesco Landini
famous organist known for his cadences; was blind for most of his life; famous for his contributions to the Trecento -
Period: 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years' War
a series of conflicts between the French and English over the French throne -
Period: 1390 to 1453
John Dunstaple
leading English composer that created the new style of using 3rds and 6ths -
Period: 1430 to
Renaissance
secular music gained more popularity; in favor of parallel 3rds and 6ths and being satisfying to the ear, contrary to the dissonance in Ars Nova -
Period: 1435 to 1511
Johannes Tinctoris
composer and music theorist that wrote about contemporary music -
1450
chess
the game of chess was invented and spread through Persia and the Muslim world -
Period: 1450 to 1520
Josquin des Prez
famous composer from the Renaissance period -
Period: 1452 to 1519
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist during the Renaissance -
1470
Missa Fortuna desperata - Kyrie
Written by Josquin Des Prez -
Period: 1505 to
Thomas Tallis
English composer who wrote a 40-voice part motet -
Period: 1525 to
Palestrina
most famous composer of the Renaissance -
Period: 1564 to
Shakespeare
many Renaissance-style songs were composed and used for his plays -
1570
Spem in alium
40-part Renaissance motet written by Thomas Tallis -
1580
Greensleeves
composed anonymously -
Madrigali a cinque voci
Monteverdi premiered this madrigal -
Missa Aeterna Christi Munera
first recorded public performance; written by Giovanni Palestrina