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Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
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1323
Ars Nova Treatise
This treatise set the foundation for how we read music today, more specifically musical rhythm. Believed to have been written by Philippe de Vitry -
Period: 1450 to
Renaissance Period
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1485
Josquin's Ave Maria
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1529
Martin Luther Chorale Ein feste burg
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1538
Arcadelt Madrigal il bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass
This mass was very well known for the way the voices interacted with each other. It's one of the big pieces that came from the Renaissance. -
Victoria Missa O magnum mysterium
The motet was published in 1572, but the entire mass came 20 years later. -
Gabrieli Sonata Pian' e forte
The importance of this piece comes from the fact that it actually specified whether a passage should be loud or soft (as the name implies).