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5500 BCE
Drums
Percussion Instrument
Dates Back To Ancient Egypt
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1700 BCE
Tamburine
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900 BCE
Flute
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500 BCE
Maracas
Percussion Instrement
Origins trace back to Africa
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800
Xylophone
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1455
Josquin des Prez
Born in France
1455-1521
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1455
Josquin Des Prez
Born in France
1455-1521
Central figure of the Franco-Flemish School
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Dec 17, 1525
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Born in Rome, Italy
1525-1594
The central representative of the Roman School
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1532
Orlando di Lasso
Born in Mons, Belgium
1532-1594
The chief representative of the mature polyphonic style in the Franco-Flemish school
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1540
William Byrd
Born in Lincoln, United Kingdom
1540-1623
English organist and composer of the Shakespearean age who is best known for developing the English madrigal.
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1567
Claudio Monteverdi
Born in Cremano, Italy
1567-1643
Pioneer in the development of opera
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Banjo
Stringed Instrument
Invented In The North American Caribbean
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Antonio Vivaldi
Born in Venice, Italy
1678-1741
Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, and impresario of Baroque music.
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George Frideric Handel
Born in Halle, Germany
1685-1759
Well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Born in Esinach, Germany
1685-1750
Known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including orchestral music
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Harp
Stringed Instrument
Invented in Bavaria Germany
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Born in Hamburg, Germany
1714-1788
German Baroque and Classical period composer and musician
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Joseph Haydn
Born in Rahrau, Austria
1732-1809
He was instrumental in developing chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Born in Salzburg, Austria
1756-1791800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Born in Bonn, Germany
1770-1827
German composer and pianist
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Frédéric Chopin
Born in Poland
1810-1849
Composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano
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Robert Schumann
Born in Zwickau, Germany
1810-1856
Composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups, orchestra, choir, and the opera.
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Franz Liszt
Born in Raiding, Austria
1811-1886
Virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period
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French Horn
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