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450
Saintt Bernard
Saint Bernard the twelfth-century mystic and head of the abbey At Clairvaux in France, ordered his monks to sing vigorously, " pronouncing the words of the Holy Spirit with becoming manliness and resonance and affection;and correctly, that while you chant you ponder on nothing but what you chant.
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451
Organs and Bell
Afrer about 1000 pagans, however, organs and bells became increasingly common in cathedrals and monastic churches. For threee centuries or so , organs were played mainly on feast day.
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Sep 8, 600
Melodies form together!
Just about all the melodies that you hear today, are someway linked to the several thousand melodies know thoday. They came from psalms, synagogues and royalites. -
Sep 8, 700
Beowolf
The play was performed. -
Sep 8, 1321
Dante, The Divine Comedy
The play. -
Sep 30, 1460
The Reniassance and music!
While Renaissance ideas were moving north from Italy, there was a simultaneous southward spread of some areas of innovation, particularly in music.[62] The music of the 15th century Burgundian School defined the beginning of the Renaissance in that art and the polyphony of the Netherlanders, as it moved with the musicians themselves into Italy, formed the core of what was the first true international style in music since the standardization of Gregorian Chant in the 9th century.[62] -
Sep 30, 1490
Printing Press
In the 15th century, the Renaissance spread with great speed from its birthplace in Florence, first to the rest of Italy, and soon to the rest of Europe. The invention of the printing press allowed the rapid transmission of these new ideas. As it spread, its ideas diversified and changed, being adapted to local culture. In the 20th century, scholars began to break the Renaissance into regional and national movements. -
Sep 15, 1500
Leonel Power
Leonel Power was an English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras. Along with John Dunstaple, he was one of the major figures in English music in the early 15th century. -
Sep 30, 1500
England: Composers
In England, the Elizabethan era marked the beginning of the English Renaissance with the work of writers William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Edmund Spenser, Sir Thomas More, Francis Bacon, Sir Philip Sidney, John Milton, as well as great artists, architects (such as Inigo Jones who introduced Italianate architecture to England), and composers such as Thomas Tallis, John Taverner, and William Byrd. -
Sep 30, 1518
Poland takes a humanistic approach.
An early Italian humanist who came to Poland in the mid-15th century was Filip Callimachus. Many Italian artists came to Poland with Bona Sforza of Milan, when she married King Zygmunt I of Poland in 1518. -
Oct 29, 1573
Florentine Camerata
The first known meeting of the Florentine Camerata, a group of musicians who came together to discuss various subjects including the arts. It is said that the members were interested in reviving the Greek dramatic style. Both the monodies and the opera are believed to have come out from their discussions and experimentation. Some of the known members of the Florentine Camerata are Jacopo Peri and Claudio Monteverdi -
Operas are "in"
The period of the early opera which will last until 1650. Opera is generally defined as a stage presentation or work that combines music, costumes, and scenery to relay a story. Most operas are sung, with no spoken lines. During the Baroque period, operas were derived from ancient Greek tragedy and there was often an overture at the beginning, a solo part and both an orchestra and chorus are present. Some examples of early operas are "Eurydice" which had two settings; one by Jacopo Peri a -
Solo Music
Start of monody which will last until the 1700s. Monody refers to an accompanied solo music. Examples of early monody can be found in the book Le Nuove Musiche by Giulio Caccini. The said book is a collection of songs for the figured bass and solo voice, it also included madrigals. Le Nuove Musiche is considered one of Caccini's most important work. -
Music Advancements
During this era, musicians did a lot of improvisation. The basso continuo or figured bass is music created by combining keyboard music and one or more bass instruments. The period from 1650 to 1750 is known as the Age of Instrumental Music where other forms of music developed including the suite and sonata. -
Italians succeed!!!
Until 1750 this is known as the High Baroque period. Italian opera became more expressive and expansive. The composer/violinist Arcangelo Corelli became known and music for the harpsichord was also given importance. Bach and Handel are known as the figures of the late Baroque music. Other forms of music like the canons and fugues evolved during this time. -
Handel Succeeds
Handel's Messiah premieres in Dublin to an enthusiastic audience. -
Bach Dies!
Bach dies. The end of the Baroque period is often seen in conjunction with his death. The highly ornate style of the Baroque period gives rise to the more simple, clarified styles of the Classical period, which sees the emergence of symphonies and string quartets. -
Gregorian Chant!
The gregorian chant was named after Pope Gregory 1 who reorganized the Catholic liturgy during his reign from 590 - about 604. -
Troubadous and trovers
typical wierd musicians., very interesting.
