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5500 BCE
Drums
Drums originated in China in 5500 BC and is a percussion instrument -
4000 BCE
Harp
The harp originated in Egypt in 4000 B's and it is part of the string instrument group -
2000 BCE
Gong
The gong originated in China and belongs in the percussion instrument group -
1500 BCE
Trumpet
The trumpet originated in Egypt and is part of the Brass instrument group -
900 BCE
Flute
The flute originated in China in 900 BC and it is part of the woodwind instrument group. -
500
Medieval Music
The sacred and secular music of Western Europe from roughly the sixth to the fifteenth centuries is referred to as medieval music . The first and longest significant period in Western classical music history. The most prominent composers consist of Hildegard of Bingen, Francesco Landini and Guido of Arezzo. -
600
Cymbal
The cymbal originated in Asia during the 7th century and it is part of the percussion instrument group -
1200
Guitar
The guitar originated in Spain during the 13th century and it is in the string instrument group. -
1300
Bagpipe
The bag Pipe originated somewhere in Europe in the 14th century and it is part of the woodwind instrument group. -
1400
Mass Music
The Christian Eucharistic liturgy, known as the Mass, consists of certain fixed parts that are primarily observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion. The most prominent composers were Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. -
1400
Secular Music
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the two primary genres of Western music were secular non-religious music and sacred music. Latin- lyrics songs are the earliest known examples of secular music in writing. On the other hand, a lot of secular songs were sung in colloquial language, as opposed to church-approved Latin for sacred songs. Known as chanson de geste, or "song of deeds". The most prominent composers are Paul Simon and John Dunstable. -
1450
Trombone
The trombone originated in Belgium and is part of the brass instrument group -
Period: 1490 to 1545
John Taverner
John Taverner was born in South Lincolnshire, England and composed udivi vocem de caelo (4 voices)
Ave Maria (5 voices) Dum transisset sabbatum (I) (5 voices, only work by Taverner included in the Dow Partbooks; also a 4 voice edition) Dum transisset sabbatum (II) (4 voices)
Ecce carissimi. Ex ejus tumba – Sospitati dedit aegro.
Fac nobis secundum hoc nomen (5 voices) -
1500
Violin
The violin originated in Italy and it is part of the string instrument group -
1500
Marimba
The marimba originated in South East Asia during the 16th century -
Period: 1505 to
Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis was born in Kent and composed O Lord, Give Thy Holy Spirit,Purge Me, O Lord, Verily, Verily I Say Unto You, Remember Not, O Lord God, O Lord, In Thee Is All My Trust -
Period: 1532 to
Orlando di Lasso
Orlando di Lasso was born in Mons, Belgium and composed Matona mia cara, Psalmi Davide poenitentialis (1559), five-parted, published in 1584. Bonjour mon coeur, four-parted, published in 1564. Missa Suzanne un jour, five-parted, published in 1577. Lagrime di san pietro (1594), seven-parted, published in 1595. -
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Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons was born in Oxford, United Kingdom and composed Almighty God, which hast given, Behold, thou hast made my days, Blessed are all they that fear the Lord, Glorious and powerful God. -
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Barbara Strozzi
Barbara Strozzi was born in Venice, Italy and composed Il primo libro di madrigali, per 2–5 voci e basso continuo, op. 1 (1644)
Cantate, ariette e duetti, per 2 voci e basso continuo, op. 2 (1651)
Cantate e ariette, per 1–3 voci e basso continuo, op. 3 (1654)
Sacri musicali affetti, libro I, op. 5 (1655) -
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Phillipp Telemann was born in Magdeburg, Germany and composed Narcissus, Der lachende Democritus, Ferdinand und Isabella, Cajus Caligula. -
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George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was born in Halle, Germany and composed Almira, Nero, Florindo, Daphne. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach and he composed Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Air on the G String Brandenburg Concertos St. Matthew Passion Mass in B minor Goldberg Variations -
Clarinet
The clarinet originated in Germny and is part of the woodwind instrument group -
Banjo
The banjo originated in the Caribbean in the 1700s and is part of the string instrument groups. -
Chamber Music
Classical music known as chamber music is written for a small group of instruments, usually enough to fill a large room or a palace chamber. In its broadest sense, it encompasses any kind of art music that is performed by a small group of musicians, one player to a part. Solo instrument performances are typically not included, though, due to convention. The most prominent composers are Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel. -
Suite Music
An orchestral or concert band composition that is arranged in a certain order is called a suite in Western classical music. It began as a combination of dance tunes in the late 14th century and, by the early 17th century, had expanded to include up to five dances, occasionally accompanied by a prelude. The various movements were frequently connected both tonally and thematically. The most prominent composers are and Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. -
Opera Music
A vital component of Western classical music tradition, and specifically Italian tradition, is opera.[3] Opera was originally thought to be a completely sung work, as opposed to a play with songs. However, it now encompasses a variety of genres, including spoken dialogue plays like Singspiel and Opéra comique. The most prominent composers are Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Richard Wagner. -
Galant Music
The term "galant" in music describes the aesthetic that was popular in Western European upper-class societies between the 1720s and the 1770s. After the complexity of the late Baroque era, this movement featured a return to simplicity and immediate appeal. This entailed shorter, less polyphony, simpler, a smaller harmonic vocabulary that focused on dominant and tonic. The most prominent composers are Johann Joachim Quantz, Johann Gottlieb and Carl Heinrich Graun -
Symphony Music
In Western classical music, a symphony is a lengthy musical composition, usually meant for orchestra. Although the term's origins date back to the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century, it had acquired the common meaning of a work that typically consists of multiple distinct sections or movements, usually four. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria and composed Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 (1773), The Marriage of Figaro (1786) and Don Giovanni (1787), and the Jupiter Symphony (1788). -
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born Bonn, Germany and composed in the Eroica Symphony (1805), Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (1808), Symphony No. 6 in F Major (1808), and Symphony No. 7 in A Major (1813 -
Baritone Horn
The baritone Horn originated in Paris and is part of the brass instrument group. -
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Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, Poland and composed Études, Op. 10 and 25 (which are a staple of that genre for pianists), and the 24 Preludes, Op. 28 -
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Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt was born in Doborján, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire and composed Don Sanche (Le château de l'amour), Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth, Christus -
Period: to
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany and composed Die Feen (1833-1834; rev. 1834)[4], Das Liebesverbot oder Die Novize von Palermo (1835–36), and Der fliegende Holländer (1840–41; rev. 1846, 1852, 1860[4]). -
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Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner was born in Leizpig and composed Die Walküre Parsifal Der Ring des Nibelungen Ride of the Valkyries Lohengrin Tannhäuser -
French Horn
The French Horn originated in Germany and is part of the brass instrument group. -
Harmonica
The Harmonica originated in China and is part of the woodwind instrument group. -
Tuba
The tuba originated in Germany and is part of the brass instrument group. -
Saxaphone
The saxaphone originated in Paris in the 1840s and belongs in the woodwind instrument group -
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia and composed The Voyevoda, Op. 3/TH 1 (Воевода – The Voivode, 1867–1868)[a 1]
Undina, TH 2 (Ундина or Undine, 1869, not completed)
The Oprichnik, TH 3 (Опричник) 1870–1872 -
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Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg was born in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria and composed Pelleas und Melisande, Vier Lieder, and Sechs Lieder -
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Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and composed Tarantella, The Storm Cloud, Scherzo, The Driver and the Tarantula. -
Bongo
The Bongo originated in Cuba in the 1900s and it belongs in the percussion instrument group -
Period: to
John Cage
John Cage was born in Los Angeles, California and composed Metamorphosis, for piano (1938)
Five Songs, for contralto soloist and piano (1938)
Music for Wind Instruments, for wind quintet (1938) -
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar originated in Seattle, Washington in thee 1930s and is part of the string instrument group.