History Timeline

  • 3100 BCE

    Lute

    String Instrument
    Mesopotamia
    Wikipedia
  • 2500 BCE

    Harp

    String Instrument
    Ancient Egypt
    History of the Harp
  • 1700 BCE

    Tambourine

    Percussion Instrument
    Wikipedia
  • 1500 BCE

    Trumpet

    Brass Instrument
    Ancient Peru
    Wikipedia
  • 900 BCE

    Flute

    Woodwind Instrument
    China
    Wikipedia
  • 500 BCE

    Maracas

    Percussion Instrument
    Chile
    Art Sphere
  • 1000

    Hurdy Gurdy

    String Instrument
    Lark in the morning
  • 1300

    Snare Drum

    Percussion Instrument
    Medical Europe
    Snare Drum Review
  • 1388

    Recorder

    Woodwind Instrument
    Europe
    [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorder_(musical_instrument)
  • 1400

    Triangle

    Percussion Instrument
    Germany
    Wikipedia
  • 1450

    Trombone

    Brass Instrument
    Belgium
    Studycom
  • 1500

    Sackbut

    Brass Instrument
    France
    Study.com
  • 1555

    Violin

    String Instrument
    Italy
    Wikipedia
  • Francesca Caccini

    Italian
    Daughter of Guilio Caccini
    Composer, Singer, Lutenist, Poet, Music Teacher
    La liberazione di Ruggiero
    Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Baroque Period

  • Period: to

    Baroque Period Styles

    1:Madrigal
    Lyrics were based on poetry like now kind of and used word painting
    Francesco Corteccia
    Cypriano de Rore
    2:Motet
    A style of vocal composition
    Antoine Busnois
    William Byrd
    3:Opera
    Style that mainly focuses on voice
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Claudio Monteverdi
  • Miserere

    Gregorio Allegri
    Classical, Christian
    Song Link
  • Bassoon

    Woodwind Instrument
    France
    Britannica
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Italian
    Pioneered many developments
    New violin techniques
    Wikipedia
  • George Frideric Handel

    German-British
    Well known for operas, oratorios, anthems etc
    Wikipedia
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    German
    One of the greatest composers in western music
    Wikipedia
  • Clarinet

    Woodwind Instrument
    Germany
    Selmer
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    German
    Composer, Musician
    Wikipedia
  • Crucifixus (8-Part)

    Antonio Lotti
    Classical
    Song Link
  • Baroque Period Song 3

    Christiane Edinger, Giuseppe Lanzetta, and Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina
    The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1
  • Vivaldi: Dorilla in Tempe, RV 709 / Act I

    Concerto, Classical
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Song Link
  • Classical Period Song 3

    George Handel
    Messiah
  • Marianna Martines

    Austria
    Ouverture in C Major: I. Allegro con spirito
    Wikipedia
  • Baroque Period Song 1

  • Period: to

    Classical Period

  • Period: to

    Classical Period Styles

    1:Chamber music
    For small groups of instruments
    Mozart
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    2:Sonata
    For a solo instrument, slow tempo, and a piece with several movements
    Johannes Brahms
    Frédéric Chopin
    3:Opera
    Very dramatic roles for singers where the music is mostly taken over by one powerful voice
    Giacomo Puccini
    Giuseppe Verdi
  • Baroque Period Song 2

    Jean-Philippe Rameau and Víkingur Ólafsson
    The Arts and the Hours
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    German
    Composer, Pianist
    Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Romantic Period

  • Classical Period Song 2

    Wolfgang Mozart
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    German
    Influential Composer
    Wikipedia
  • Franz Peter Schubert

    Austrian
    Classical and Romantic Composer
    Symphonies, Operas, Chamber Music
    Wikipedia
  • Frédéric François Chopin

    Polish
    Solo piano
    Wikipedia
  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian
    Composer, Pianist, Teacher
    Wikipedia
  • French Horn

    Brass Instrument
    Germany
    Wikipedia
  • Classical Period Song 1

    Beethoven
    {The Symphony No. 9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8JppI)
  • Period: to

    Romantic Period Styles

    1: Rhapsody
    A free flowing structure of music
    Claude Debussy
    Hugo Alfvén
    2: The Nocturne
    Lots of lyricism
    Frédéric Chopin
    3: Concert Etude
    Improving technical skill
    Hélène de Montgeroult
    Daniel Steibelt
  • Tuba

    Brass Instrument
    Germany
    Wikipedia
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Russian
    The Nut Cracker, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet
    Wikipedia
  • Saxophone

    Woodwind Instrument
    Belgium
    Yamaha
  • Guitar

    String Instrument
    Spain
    It has 6 strings
    Acoustic and Electric
    Yamaha
  • Romantic Period Song 3

  • Xylophone

    Percussion Instrument
    Asia
    Wikipedia
  • Romantic Period Song 2

  • Romantic Period Song 1

  • Period: to

    20/21 Century

  • John Adams

    American
    Attended Harvard University
    Best work: Harmonielehre
  • Kaija Anneli Saariaho

    Finnish
    Grawemeyer Award, Nemmers Prize, Sonning Prize, Polar Music Prize
    About-Kaija Saariaho
  • Hans Abrahamsen

    Danish
    The Snow Queen
    Wikipedia
  • Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès

    British
    Composer, Conductor, Pianist
    Person National Portrait Gallery
  • Period: to

    20/21 Century Styles

    1: Electronic Music
    A more futuristic sounding song and instruments
    Daft Punk
    2: Blues
    A sad, mellow, jazzy feel
    W. C. Handy
    3: Punk Rock
    short fast paced songs with a hard edge
    Ramones
  • 20/21 Century Song 3

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Maps
  • 20/21 Century Song 2

    The White Stripes
    Seven Nation Army
  • 20/21 Century Song 1

    Daft Punk Pharrell Williams
    Get Lucky