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Epitafio de Seikilos
The Epitaph of Seikilos: is a fragment of Greek inscription carved on a marble column placed over the tomb that Seikilos had built for his wife Euterpe. -
686
Canto Gregoriano
Gregorian chant is a type of plain, simple, monodic chant used in the liturgy of the Catholic Church. -
991
born of Guido d Arezzo
Italian music theorist, also known by the name Guido d'Arezzo, was a Benedictine monk who has gone down in music history as one of the most important reformers of the musical notation system. -
1033
death of Guido d Arezzo
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1098
Hildegard von Bingen(born)
Also known as the Sibyl of the Rhine, she was an abbess, poet, philosopher, mystic and composer. -
1125
Bernart de Ventadorn(born)
Bernart de Ventadorn was a romantic figure in the middle ages, a troubadour, of the 12th century in France. He wrote the poetry but also composed the melodies. His music was extremely well known during the middle ages. -
1150
Leonin (born)
Léonin together with Perotín, the first known composer of polyphonic organum, related to the School of Notre Dame. -
1160
Perotin (born)
He was a medieval French composer considered the most important composer of the School of Notre Dame de Paris. He began the polyphonic style. -
Sep 17, 1179
Hildegard von Bindgen (death)
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1200
Bernart de Ventadorm (death)
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1221
Alfonso X the wise (born)
Alfonso X the Wise (1252-1284) marks a milestone in the history of music in the Spanish Middle Ages. His greatest legacy, the Cantigas de Santa María, constitute a faithful testimony of the music that was performed in the 13th century. -
1230
Perotin (death)
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1240
Start of Ars Antiqua
Ars Antiqua es una consecuencia del desarrollo musical, aparecen las primeras formas polifónicas: El organum(añadir una melodía gregoriana, llamada cantus firmus), voz organalis (una segunda voz) -
1284
Alfonso X the wise (death)
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1300
Guillaume de Machaut (born)
French composer and poet, was the most prolific author of the 14th century, both in the fields of music and poetry. In his musical compositions there is a place for all the usual forms of his time and conservative and progressive elements are mixed. -
1320
The end of Ars Antiqua
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1325
Francesco Landini (born)
Francesco Landini was the leading composer in the 14th century and the most famous composer in Italy. Was not only a celebrated composer but a poet, organist, singer, scholar, and tuner and inventor of instruments. -
Apr 13, 1377
Guillaume de Machaut (death)
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Sep 2, 1397
Francesco Landini (death)
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1400
Johannes Gutenberg (born)
Johannes Gutenberg was a German inventor known for advances in printing technology. It was a high family, his paternal ancestors were cloth merchants and his maternal ancestors were shopkeepers. Although little is known about his childhood and education, his subsequent achievements suggest that he received a good education. -
Feb 3, 1468
Johannes Gutenberg (muerte)
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Jun 12, 1468
Juan del Encima (born)
Spanish poet, musician and playwright. The brother of the Duke of Alba financed his studies for a bachelor's degree in law at the University of Salamanca. -
1483
Martín Lutero (born)
German priest, monk and theologian, central figure of the religious and cultural movement known as the Protestant Reformation. -
1500
Cristobál de Morales (born)
Spanish composer. Undisputed master of polyphonic sacred music, his work is considered one of the summits of Spanish Renaissance polyphony. -
1510
Antonio de Cabezón (born)
Antonio de Cabezón, the most illustrious organist and composer for key instruments in Renaissance Europe and one of the most distinguished composers in Spanish musical history, was born in Castrillo de Matajudíos (Burgos) -
Feb 3, 1525
Giovanni Pierlugi (born)
He was one of the most important Italian composers of the Renaissance. His work is recognized for the large number of compositions created to accompany the Catholic liturgy. -
1526
Juan del Encima (death)
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1533
Orlando di Lasso (born)
Orlando di Lasso was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. Together with Palestrina and Victoria, he is considered the leader of the Roman school, in his time of musical maturity, as well as one of the most influential European musicians in the 16th century. -
1534
Andrea Gabrieli (death)
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1543
Maddalena Casulana (born)
Maddalena Casulana was born in Italy. She was an Italian composer and singer of the Renaissance who played the lute. She is very important because she was the first woman composer to have music printed and published in the history of Western music. -
1546
Martín Lutero (death)
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1550
Tomas Luis de Victoria (born)
Chapel teacher, organist and one of the most relevant Spanish composers of all time, Tomás Luis de Victoria was born in Ávila and learned the rudiments of music in the Avila cathedral. -
1553
Cristóbal de Morales (death)
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1558
Giovanni Gabrieli (born)
Gabrieli was born in Venice. His uncle Andrea was an organist in Munich, who wrote music for many ceremonies and festivals. Andrea helped raise Gabrieli, her three sisters and two brothers. The greatness of his uncle's music fascinated the young Gabrieli and he absorbed everything he heard. -
Mar 26, 1566
Antonio de Cabezón (death)
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Apr 15, 1567
Claudio Monteverdi (born)
Claudio Monteverdi, whose full name was Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, was an Italian composer, viola player, singer, choir director and priest. -
Andrea Gabrieli (death)
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Maddalena Casulana (death)
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Giovanni Pierlugi (death)
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Orlando di Lasso (death)
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Giacomo Carissimi (born)
Italian composer who stood out in the creation of oratorios, cantatas and other religious pieces that denote an original and innovative style, far from the tradition of sacred polyphony established by Palestrina. -
Carlo Gesualdo (born)
El compositor italiano Carlo Gesualdo fue Príncipe de Venosa y conocido por escribir madrigales y piezas de música sacra que utilizan un lenguaje cromático que no se volvió a escuchar hasta finales del siglo XIX. -
Barbara Strozzi (born)
One of the most significant authors of the Baroque was the Venetian composer and singer Barbara Strozzi, whose musical work can be considered a milestone in female musical creation, being one of the first to address the cultivation of the instrumental sonata. -
Claudio Monteverdi (dead)
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Stradivarius (born)
Very few instrument makers are as famous and prolific as Antonio Stradivari, during a very long career spanning several decades, made what are probably the most sought-after violins in the world, the Stradivarius. -
Henry Purcel (born)
Henry Purcell was an English composer of the middle baroque period, best remembered for his more than 100 songs. -
Giacomo Carissimi (dead)
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Antonio Vivaldi (born)
Italian composer and violinist whose abundant concert work exerted a determining influence on the historical evolution that led to the consolidation of the symphony. -
Barbara strozzi (dead)
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Georg Philipp Teleman (born)
German composer Georg Philipp Telemann. This self-taught musician mastered different instruments such as the lute, the organ and the viola da gamba. -
Georg Friederich Handel (born)
Georg Friedrich Händel, the German composer who conquered England with Italian opera. 336 years have passed since the birth of the musician born in the German city of Halle. However, it continues to be one of the favorites of the European Baroque. -
Johann Sebastian Bach (born)
Considered by many to be the greatest of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a dynasty of musicians who played a decisive role in German music. -
Henry Purcel (dead)
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Stradivarius (dead)
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Antonio Vivaldi (dead)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (dead)
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George Friederich Handel (dead)
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George Philipp Teleman (dead)
His information is with the birth