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Period: 476 to 1459
Medieval Period
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Period: 991 to 1033
Guido of Arezzo's formulation of the Solmization System
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Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
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Period: 1300 to
Renaissance Period
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1320
Ars Nova Treatise
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1527
Martin Luther Chorale Ein feste burg (A Mighty Fortress...)
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1539
Arcadelt Madrigal II bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass
Palestrina's Pope Marcellus mass helped to prevent polyphonic church music from being banned. -
Victoria Missa O magnum mysterium
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Baroque Era
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Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
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First Public Concerts in England
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J.S. Bach
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Antonio Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico
Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico deeply influenced the development of the concerto and its form. -
Rameau's Traite de l'harmonie
Rameau's Traite de l'harmonie solidified his theory on all musical harmony being based on the root of the chord. -
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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W.A. Mozart
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Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges serving as the director helped to set the orchestral standard. -
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Viennese Classical Period
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Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"