music history

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  • Period: 500 to 1500

    The Recorder

    Woodwinds: Recorder
    - Family: Flute family
    - Year of invention/usage: Middle Ages
    - Country of origin: Europe
    - Source: https://www.britannica.com/art/recorder-musical-instrument
  • Period: 1150 to 1400

    3 styles from the Medival period

    • Composer: Hildegard von Bingen
      Work Title: O Virtus Sapientiae
      Year Made: 12th century
      Style: Gregorian chant
    • Composer: Guillaume de Machaut
      Work Title: Messe de Nostre Dame
      Year Made: 14th century
      Style: Mass
    • Composer: Leonel Power
      Work Title: Gloria
      Year Made: 15th century
      Style: Sacred music
  • Period: 1150 to

    2 transitions from 2 periods

    Transition from Baroque to Classical Period Transition from Medieval to Renaissance Period https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iaihw73GdpvqWwmgd3UATg2m9sX4it9tBiNee04fyGc/edit#bookmark=id.f0jk3onott8f
  • Period: 1201 to 1300

    The Timpani

    Percussion: Timpani
    - Family: Kettle drum family
    - Year of invention/usage: 13th century
    - Country of origin: Europe
    - Source: https://www.britannica.com/art/timpani
  • Period: 1300 to

    4  influential composers from the Medieval/Renaissance period pt 1

    1. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594, Italy) - his music was known for its purity and simplicity. Notable works include Missa Papae Marcelli, Stabat Mater, and Sicut Cervus.
    2. William Byrd (1543-1623, England) - his music was known for its complexity and use of chromaticism. Notable works include Mass for Four Voices, Ave Verum Corpus, and The Earl of Oxford's March. .
  • Period: 1300 to

    4  influential composers from the Medieval/Renaissance period pt 2

    1. Thomas Tallis (1505-1585, England) - his music was known for its beauty and use of polyphony. Notable works include Spem in Alium, Lamentations of Jeremiah, and If Ye Love Me. 4. Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377, France) - his music was known for its complexity and use of isorhythm. Notable works include Messe de Nostre Dame, Le Voir Dit, and Douce Dame Jolie.
  • Period: 1400 to

    3 styles from the Renaissance Period

    • Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
      Work Title: Missa Papae Marcelli
      Year Made: 1562
      Style: Mass
    • Composer: William Byrd
      Work Title: Ave verum corpus
      Year Made: 1605
      Style: Sacred music
    • Composer: Thomas Tallis
      Work Title: Spem in alium
      Year Made: 1570
      Style: Motet
  • Period: 1400 to

    Discussing 3 styles from each period

    Medieval/Renaissance
    Gregorian Chant, Madrigal, Motet,

    Baroque
    Opera, Fugue, Concerto,
    Classical
    Symphony, Sonata, String Quartet,
    Romantic
    Lied, Symphonic Poem, Opera. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iaihw73GdpvqWwmgd3UATg2m9sX4it9tBiNee04fyGc/edit#bookmark=id.v70ypxz4tc5e
  • Period: 1401 to 1500

    The Viola Da Gamba

    Strings: Viola da gamba
    - Family: Bowed string instrument
    - Year of invention/usage: 15th century
    - Country of origin: Spain
    - Source: https://www.britannica.com/art/viola-da-gamba
  • Period: 1501 to

    The Serpent

    Brass: Serpent
    - Family: Wind instrument family
    - Year of invention/usage: 16th century
    - Country of origin: France
    - Source: https://www.britannica.com/art/serpent-musical-instrument
  • Period: to

    3 styles from the Baroque period

    • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
      Work Title: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
      Year Made: 1721
      Style: Concerto grosso
    • Composer: George Frideric Handel
      Work Title: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major
      Year Made: 1717
      Style: Suite
    • Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
      Work Title: The Four Seasons, Spring
      Year Made: 1723
      Style: Concerto
  • Period: to

    4  influential composers from the Baroque period pt2

    1. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741, Italy) - his music was known for its virtuosity and use of string instruments. Notable works include The Four Seasons, Gloria, and Concerto in D Major for Guitar.
    2. Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706, Germany) - his music was heavily influenced by Italian music. Notable works include Canon in D Major, Toccata in E Minor, and Chaconne in F Minor.
  • Period: to

    4  influential composers from the Baroque period pt1

    1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750, Germany) - his music is known for its complexity and technicality. He was influenced by Italian and French music. Notable works include Mass in B Minor, St. Matthew Passion, and the Goldberg Variations.
    2. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759, Germany/England) - his music was heavily influenced by Italian opera. Notable works include Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
  • Period: to

    4  influential composers from the Classical period pt

    1. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809, Austria) - his music was known for its humor and wit. Notable works include Symphony No. 94 (Surprise), The Creation, and String Quartet No. 62 (Emperor). 4. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787, Germany/Austria) - his music was known for its simplicity and lyricism. Notable works include Orfeo ed Euridice, Alceste, and Iphigénie en Tauride.
  • Period: to

    4  influential composers from the Classical period pt1

    1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791, Austria) - his music was known for its beauty and balance. Notable works include Symphony No. 40, The Marriage of Figaro, and Piano Concerto No. 21.
    2. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827, Germany) - his music was known for its emotional intensity and expressiveness. Notable works include Symphony No. 5, Moonlight Sonata, and Fidelio.
  • Period: to

    3 styles from the Classical period

    • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      Work Title: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
      Year Made: 1788
      Style: Symphony
    • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
      Work Title: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
      Year Made: 1808
      Style: Symphony
    • Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
      Work Title: String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor"
      Year Made: 1797
      Style: String quartet
  • Period: to

    4  influential composers from the Romantic period pt1

    1. Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849, Poland/France) - his music was known for its poetic and emotional qualities. Notable works include Nocturne in E-flat Major, Prelude in D-flat Major (Raindrop), and Ballade No. 1. 2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893, Russia) - his music was known for its lush melodies and emotional depth. Notable works include Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Symphony No. 5.
  • Period: to

    4  influential composers from the Romantic period pt

    1. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911, Austria) - his music was known for its grandeur and emotional intensity. Notable works include Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), Symphony No. 5, and Das Lied von der Erde.
    2. Richard Wagner (1813-1883, Germany) - his music was known for its epic scale and use of leitmotifs. Notable works include Tristan und Isolde, The Ring Cycle, and Tannhäuser.
  • Period: to

    3 styles from the romantic period

    • Composer: Frédéric Chopin
      Work Title: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2
      Year Made: 1830
      Style: Nocturne
    • Composer: Franz Schubert
      Work Title: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
      Year Made: 1822
      Style: Symphony
    • Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      Work Title: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
      Year Made: 1888
      Style: Symphony