History Music

  • 5500 BCE

    Drums

    Drums
    Drums originated in China in 5500 BC and is a percussion instrument
  • 4000 BCE

    Harp

    Harp
    The harp originated in Egypt in 4000 B's and it is part of the string instrument group
  • 2000 BCE

    Gong

    Gong
    The gong originated in China and belongs in the percussion instrument group
  • 1500 BCE

    Trumpet

    Trumpet
    The trumpet originated in Egypt and is part of the Brass instrument group
  • 900 BCE

    Flute

    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

    Cymbal
    The cymbal originated in Asia during the 7th century and it is part of the percussion instrument group
  • 1200

    Guitar

    Guitar
    The guitar originated in Spain during the 13th century and it is in the string instrument group.
  • 1300

    Bagpipe

    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

    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

    Violin
    The violin originated in Italy and it is part of the string instrument group
  • 1500

    Marimba

    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

    Clarinet
    The clarinet originated in Germny and is part of the woodwind instrument group
  • Banjo

    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

    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
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    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

    French Horn
    The French Horn originated in Germany and is part of the brass instrument group.
  • Harmonica

    Harmonica
    The Harmonica originated in China and is part of the woodwind instrument group.
  • Tuba

    Tuba
    The tuba originated in Germany and is part of the brass instrument group.
  • Saxaphone

    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

    Bongo
    The Bongo originated in Cuba in the 1900s and it belongs in the percussion instrument group
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    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

    Bass Guitar
    The bass guitar originated in Seattle, Washington in thee 1930s and is part of the string instrument group.