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  • The Sack of Rome by Vandals
    455

    The Sack of Rome by Vandals

    Genseric sacks rome and takes much of its traesure and even taking the emperors wife and daughter hostage.
  • Battle of Tours
    Sep 7, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Charles Martel defeats spanish muslims invasions
  • Guido de aurezzo
    Sep 9, 1030

    Guido de aurezzo

    A monk named Guido de Aurezzo invents a new method of singing
  • Norman's Conquest
    Sep 28, 1066

    Norman's Conquest

    The invasion of the Kingdom of England starts with the troops of William the Conqueror and the Duke of Normadity
  • O Successors
    Sep 9, 1150

    O Successors

    Hildegard of Bilgen creates the song and chant of O Successors and builds a convent
  • Geisslerlieder
    Sep 9, 1258

    Geisslerlieder

    The spread of Geisslerlieder with the flaggeants spread with these people whipping themeselves with instruments.
  • Ars Nova
    Sep 9, 1310

    Ars Nova

    Secular music acquired polyphonic sophistication.
  • Black death
    Sep 9, 1348

    Black death

    The plague arrives and starts to kill people.
  • Gutenburg Bible
    Sep 23, 1456

    Gutenburg Bible

    First major book printed with a movable printing press
  • Printing press
    Sep 23, 1470

    Printing press

    The printing press makes music printable and more quicker to copy unlike being copied by hand
  • Ave Maria...Virgo Serena
    Sep 23, 1475

    Ave Maria...Virgo Serena

    master of renaissance music Hosquin composes the ave maria for mass
  • Oration on the Dignity of Man
    Sep 15, 1486

    Oration on the Dignity of Man

    A famous public discourse pronounced in 1486 by Pico della Mirandola a philosopher. It has been the ''Manifesto of the Renaissance'' and a key text of Renaissance of humanism.
  • Mona Lisa
    Sep 23, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci creates the Mona Lisa
  • Michaelangelo's David
    Sep 23, 1504

    Michaelangelo's David

    Statue created by Michaelangelo representing David the Bilblical hero of the bible
  • Pope Marcellus Mass
    Sep 23, 1563

    Pope Marcellus Mass

    Giovanni composes the song pope marcellus mass
  • Florentina Camerata
    Oct 5, 1573

    Florentina Camerata

    The first meeting of the Florentina Camerata a group of musicians come together to discuss the arts.
  • Now Is The Month of Maying

    Now Is The Month of Maying

    This song is evented by Thomas Morely
  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Shakespere write the famous play known as Romeo and Juliet
  • early opera period

    early opera period

    The early opera period begins and will end 1650.
  • Monody

    Monody

    Monody starts and will end in the 1700s. Monody is accompanied solo music
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Another play is created by Shakesphere known as Hamlet.
  • As Vesta Was Descending

    As Vesta Was Descending

    Thomas Weelkes creates the As Vesta Was Descending song
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Jamesstown is founded in 1607 by John Smith
  • Galileo's Theory

    Galileo's Theory

    Galileo theory of the earth revolving around the sun is confirm.
  • Basso Continuo

    Basso Continuo

    Basso Continou or also called the figured bass is created through combining keyboard with another bass instrument.
  • Withcraft Trials

    Withcraft Trials

    Witchcrafts trials happen in Salem Massachusetts.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Arcangelo Corelli becomes famous during the high Baroque period for harpischord
  • King James Bible

    King James Bible

    An english translation of the bible is made and named after King James
  • Glass harmonica

    Glass harmonica

    Benjamin Franklin fixes the glass harmonica
  • Johann Christian Bach

    Johann Christian Bach

    Johann finally performs in London
  • Waltz

    Waltz

    The Waltz becomes famous in Vienna
  • La Scala

    La Scala

    La Scal a major opera venue is created in Milan
  • The Marriage of Figaro

    The Marriage of Figaro

    Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro premieres i Vienna
  • Cosi Fan Tutti

    Cosi Fan Tutti

    Mozart Cosi Fan Tutti premiered in Vienna.
  • Violin Virtuoso

    Violin Virtuoso

    Niccolo Pagagini debuts as a violin virtuoso at the age of 11
  • Conversatory of music

    Conversatory of music

    The Paris Convesatory of music is founded
  • Symphony 1 in C major

    Symphony 1 in C major

    Beethoven symphony 1 in c major was first performed in Vienna
  • clara wieck schumann

    clara wieck schumann

    Clara the foremost classical female composer is born
  • charlemagnes rule

    charlemagnes rule

    Charlemagne is coronated king of rome
  • Battle of Tetry

    Battle of Tetry

    pepin's victory and his family take dominance over Francia
  • The Organum

    The Organum

    The early development of the organum an early form of counterpoint
  • The gregorian chant

    The gregorian chant

    Pope Gregory the great brings the chant to the west and named after him the gregorian chant