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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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1030
Guido of Arezzo’s Micrologus
It introduced the hexachord system. -
Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
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1323
Ars Nova Treatise
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Period: 1450 to
Renaissance
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1485
Josquin’s Ave Maria … virgo serena Motet
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1529
Martin Luther Chorale Ein feste burg (A Mighty Fortress)
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1538
Arcadelt Madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass
It demonstrated that sacred words could be intelligible in polyphonic music with 6 voices. -
1572
Victoria Missa O magnum mysterium
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Gabrieli Sonata pian’e forte
Written for St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy. The piece was the first to clarify what instruments the music should be played with. -
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The Baroque Era
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Monteverdi's L’Orfeo
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First Public Concerts in England
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JS Bach
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Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico
It was the first time Vivaldi had his music published by a foreign publisher, Estienne Roger -
Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie
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Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Handel's Messiah
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WA Mozart
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Period: to
Viennese Classical Period
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Period: to
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
John Adams called him, "The most accomplished man in Europe.".
French composer and master swordsman. He faced many issues regarding people having problems with a black man leading the orchestra. -
Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"