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Oct 10, 1580
Early baroque music
The Florentine Camerata was a group of humanists, musicians, poets and intellectuals in late Renaissance Florence who gathered under the patronage of Count Giovanni de' Bardi to discuss and guide trends in the arts, especially music and drama. -
Jamestown
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia. -
Orfeo
L'Orfeo, sometimes called La favola d'Orfeo, is a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio -
Mayflower 2
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England.
Before disembarking from their ship, the Mayflower, 41 male passengers sign the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that forms the basis of the colony's government. -
Middle baroque music
The middle Baroque period in Italy is defined by the emergence in the cantata, oratorio, and opera during the 1630s of the bel-canto style. -
Jean baptist Lully
J`ean baptistery lully birth date -
Population
Colonial population is estimated at 50,400. -
English seize new Amsterdam
English seize New Amsterdam (city and colony) from the Dutch and rename it New York -
Brendenberg concertos
The composition time of the brendenberg concertos from Sebastian Bach -
Late baroque music
Through the work of Johann Fux, the Renaissance style of polyphony was made the basis for the study of composition. A continuous worker, Handel borrowed from others and often recycled his own material. He was also known for reworking pieces such as the famous Messiah, which premiered in 1742, for available singers and musicians. -
France war
Final conflict in the ongoing struggle between the British and French for control of eastern North America. The British win a decisive victory over the French on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec. -
Boston massacre
British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to intense public protests.