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500
Medieval Period
ca. 500-1450 CE -
1030
Guido of Arezzo - "Mircologus"
Outlines singing and practice of Gregorian Chants, also known for Hexachord and Guidonian Hand (discussion of composition of polyphonic music). -
1098
Hildegard von Bingen
1098-1179 -
1323
Ars Nova Treatise
Laid the groundwork for modern music notation -
1450
Renaissance Period
1450-1600 -
1485
Josquin: "Ave Maria...Virgo Serena"
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1529
Martin Luther: "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"
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1538
Arcadelt: "Il bianco e dolce cigno"
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1567
Palestrina: "Missa Papae Marcelli"
Modern day model for use of counterpoint and the Palestrina Arch; supposedly saved polyphony from the Council of Trent. -
Victoria: "Missa O Magnum Mysterium"
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Gabrieli: "Sonata pian'e forte"
Performed at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice; first piece to indicate use of dynamics in print and landmark for it's use of the cornetto and sackbut. -
Monteverdi "L'Orfeo"
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First Public Concerts in England
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Johann Sebastian Bach
1685-1750 -
Antonio Vivaldi: "L'estro Armonico"
Set of 12 Violin Concerti that set the pattern for the instrumental Concerto -
Rameau: Treatise on Harmony
Codified practices of his contemporaries and became the basis for the teaching of functional harmony. -
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier
Established Equal Temperament Tuning 1722;1740 -
Franz Joseph Haydn
1732-1809 -
George Frederic Handel: Messiah
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756-1791 -
Viennese Classical Period
1770-1800 -
Le Chavalier de Saint-Georges as Director of the Concerts des Amateurs
1773-1781. He led it to become one of Europe's top orchestras. He was also a prominent violinist. -
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527
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Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major "Surprise" London Premiere
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
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Franz Schubert: Erlkönig
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Niccolo Paganini: 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1
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Frederic Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 7
Composed between 1824 and 1831 -
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
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Fanny Mendelssohn-Hansel: Das Jahr
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Souvenir de Porto Rico
Composed 1857-1858 -
Modest Mussorgsky: "Pictures at an Exhibition" (original piano version)
Original Piano Version - 1874 -
Georges Bizet: "Carmen"
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Wagner: "Der RIng des Nibelungen"
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Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4
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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan"
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Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
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Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
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Sibelius: Finlandia
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Debussy: "Voiles" from Preludes Book 1
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Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
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Schoenberg: Piano Suite, Op. 25
Written 1921-1923 -
Louis Armstrong: Hotter than That
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George and Ira Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
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Dmitri Shostakovich: Premiere of Symphony No. 5
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Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
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Duke Ellington: Cottontail
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Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
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Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
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Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
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John Cage: 4'33"
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Eduard Varese: Poeme Electronique
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Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
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George Crumb: Black Angels
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John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine