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680
canto gregoriano
. The term Gregorian chant was a type of plainchant, simple, monodic and with music subject to the text used in the liturgy of the Catholic Church, although it is sometimes used in a broad sense or even as a synonym for plainchant. -
1050
Guido d’arezzo
Guido of Arezzo, in Italian: Guido D'Arezzo, was an Italian Benedictine monk and musical theorist who constitutes one of the central figures of the music of the Middle Ages along with Hucbaldo. -
1160
perotin
Perotín, called in French Pérotin le Grand or in Latin Magister Perotinus Magnus, was a medieval French composer, who was born in Paris between 1155 and 1160 and died around 1230. Considered the most important composer of the School of Notre Dame of Paris, in which the polyphonic style began to take shape -
1170
ars antiqua
Ars antiqua, también llamado Ars veterum o Ars vetus, se refiere a la música de Europa de finales de la Edad Media aproximadamente entre 1170 y 1310, que abarca el período de la Escuela de Notre Dame de polifonía y los años posteriores. Comprende los siglos XII y XIII -
1179
Hildegard von Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen was a holy Benedictine abbess and German polymath, active as a composer, writer, philosopher, scientist, naturalist, physician, mystic, monastic leader and prophetess during the Middle Ages. -
1194
Bernart de Ventadorn
Bernart de Ventadorn, also known as Bernart de Ventadour and Bernard de Ventadorn, was a popular Provençal troubadour, composer and poet. He is probably the best-known trobador of the style called trobar leu. -
1201
Leonin
Léonin or Magister Leoninus is, along with Perotín, the first known composer of polyphonic organum, related to the School of Notre Dame. -
1320
ars nova
Ars nova es una expresión debida al teórico Philippe de Vitry que designa la producción musical, tanto francesa como italiana, después de las últimas obras del ars antiqua hasta el predominio de la escuela de Borgoña, que ocupará el primer puesto en el panorama musical de Occidente en el siglo XV. -
1400
Johannes Gutenberg
Gutenberg was a German inventor who achieved fame for his contributions to printing technology. The exact origin of Gutenberg's first presses is apparently unknown, and several authors cite their first presses as adaptations of heavier bond presses that were already in use. -
1483
Martín Lutero
Martin Luther, born as Martin Luder, was an Augustinian Catholic theologian, philosopher and friar who began and promoted the Protestant Reformation in Germany and whose teachings inspired the theological and cultural doctrine called Lutheranism -
1500
Cristóbal de Morales
Morales was the first Spanish composer of international fame. His works were widely distributed in Europe, and many copies made the trip to the New World. Many writers and music theorists, centuries after his death, consider that his music is among the most perfect of the time. -
Mar 30, 1510
Antonio de Cabezón
Antonio de Cabezón (Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Burgos, 1510 - Madrid, March 26, 1566) was a Spanish organist, harpist and composer of the Renaissance. The works of music for keyboard, harp and vihuela of Antonio de Cabezón, published in Madrid in 1578, by his son Hernando de Cabezón. -
1529
juan de la encina
Juan de Fermoselle, better known as Juan del Encina - in the current spelling of his name - or Juan del Enzina - in the spelling of the time - was a poet, musician and playwright of the Spanish Renaissance during the time of the Catholic Monarchs. -
1532
Orlando di lasso
He was one of the most prolific, versatile and universal composers of the late Renaissance. He wrote more than 2233 compositions, including vocal music with lyrics in Latin, French, Italian and German, in all genres known in his time. -
1540
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Palestrina is seen as the most representative author of polyphonic works adjusted to the new demands of the Counter-Reformation. His works of those years stand out for the clarity achieved, leaving the melody in the hands of the upper voice and precisely adjusting the rhythm of the speech. -
1548
Tomas Luis de Victoria
He was the greatest Spanish polyphonist of all time and one of the best in Europe of his time. He was born in Ávila around 1548, being the seventh son of the eleven who would have Francisca Suárez de la Concha and Francisco Luis de Victoria, who died when the composer was only 9 years old. -
1553
cristobal luis de morales
Spanish Catholic priest and chapelmaster, being the main representative of the Andalusian polyphonist school and one of the three greats, along with Tomás Luis de Victoria and Francisco Guerrero, of the Spanish polyphonic composition of the Renaissance. Their music is vocal and sacred, with only a couple of exceptions. He is probably the best Spanish composer of the entire first half of the 16th century and his fame, which immediately spread throughout Europe, survived during the following -
andrea gabrielli
Andrea Gabrieli was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance. Uncle of perhaps the most famous composer Giovanni Gabrieli, he was the first internationally renowned member of the Venetian School of composers. He had a great influence on the spread of the Venetian style in both Italy and Germany. -
maddalena causalan
Maddalena Casulana was an Italian composer, lute player and singer of the late Renaissance. She was the first woman composer to have an entire exclusive volume of her music printed and published in the history of Western music. -
giovani gabrielli
Giovanni Gabrieli was an Italian composer and organist, born and died in Venice. One of the most influential musicians of his time, he represents the culmination of the Venetian school, framed in the transition from Renaissance music to Baroque music. -
claudio monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi, whose full name was Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, was an Italian composer, viola player, singer, choir director and priest. -
Barbara Strozzi
Barbara Strozzi, also called Barbara Valle, was an Italian Baroque singer and composer. During her lifetime, she published eight volumes of her own music and had more secular music in print than any other composer of the time. -
henry purcel
Henry Purcell was an English Baroque composer. Considered one of the best English composers of all time, he incorporated French and Italian stylistic elements into his music, generating his own English style of baroque music. -
stradivarius
This Italian luthier, better known by the Latinized form of his name, Stradivarius, is undoubtedly the most famous maker of stringed instruments in the history of music. In 1682 he settled on his own in Piazza San Domenico in Cremona, in the same building as his teacher, and soon acquired fame as a creator of musical instruments. -
antonio vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi was a Venetian Baroque composer, violinist, printer, teacher and Catholic priest. He was nicknamed Il prete rosso because he was a priest and had red hair. -
johann sebastian bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, musician, conductor, chapelmaster, singer and teacher of the Baroque period. He was the most important member of one of the most prominent families of musicians in history, with more than 35 famous composers: the Bach family. -
Georg Friedrich Händel
Georg Friedrich Handel; in English George Frideric Handel was a German composer, later naturalized English, considered one of the leading figures in the history of music, especially the baroque, and one of the most influential composers of Western and universal music. -
George Philipp Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer, although his work also had characteristics of early classicism. He is considered the most prolific composer in the history of music. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University of Leipzig. -
Giacomo Carissimi
Giacomo Carissimi was one of the most eminent Italian composers of the early Baroque and one of the main representatives of the Roman School. He was born in Marino, near Rome, in 1604 or 1605.