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Sep 3, 1008
Berno, Abbot of Reichenau writes his books on musical theory.
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Sep 3, 1015
Sight singing introduced at Pomposa Monastery near Ravenna.
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Sep 3, 1050
The harp arrives in Europe.
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Sep 3, 1100
Beginnings of secular music
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Sep 3, 1220
Boy’s Choir at Kreuz-Kirche, Dresden founded.
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Sep 3, 1270
Giovanni da Cascia, Italian composer born.
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Sep 15, 1302
Dante begins the “Divine Comedy”
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Sep 2, 1380
Geoffrey Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales
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Sep 2, 1382
John Wycliffe translates the Bible into English
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Sep 2, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci was born
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Sep 15, 1455
War of Roses
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Sep 18, 1455
War of Roses
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Sep 15, 1465
Giovanni Bellini and Mantegna both paint versions of “The Agony in the Garden”
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Sep 15, 1470
Oil paintings reached Italy
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Sep 29, 1470
Oil painting began in Italy
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Sep 29, 1517
Luther begins Protestant Reformation
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Sep 29, 1570
Da Vinci goes to france
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Professorship of music founded at Oxford University by William Heather
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French theorist Marin Mersenne publishes his most important work, "Harmonie Universille," with full descriptions of all contemporary musical instruments
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Monteverdi wrote "Eight Book of Madrigals"
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Lully made violinist at French court
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First opera house in Vienna
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Opening fo first London opera house
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Francois Couperin, French composer, born
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First German opera house opens in Hamburg
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Palace in Suhlau was built
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Joseph Sauveur measures and explains vibrations of musical tones
