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800
Charlemagne
Charlemagne wrote over 600 tunes of gregorian chant during his reign, expanding the repertoire to over 3000. -
800
Musica Enchiriadis
The Musica Enchiriadis was the first attempt in western history to set up a surviivng set of rules on how western polyphony should be notated. -
1000
Guido of Arezzo's Micrologus
Guido of Arezzo wrote the micrologus, where he described an earlier type of organum in which the organal voice had become more complex and profound. -
1120
Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen was a composer, philospher and female in the 1100's who wrote the orto virtium. -
Period: 1160 to 1250
Notre Dame School of Polyphony
A refernce to the composers and their works of those who wrote at notre dame cathedral. Among these, Leonin and Perotin wrote the magnus Liber Organi. -
Period: 1170 to 1260
Troubadors and Trobaritz
The troubadours(men) and the trobaritz(female) sang songs of love in a language called Provencal. -
1250
Franco of Cologne
Franco of Cologne invented Franconian notation, which was the first recorded attempt to notate note duration on a page of sheet music as oppose implied duration. -
Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
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Period: 1310 to 1370
Ars Nova
The Ars Nova (new art) was a period of european polyphony during the 14th century. -
1335
Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini was a trecento composer who composed and played organ. his work was very secular, and he was the most popular composer of his time in italy. -
1377
Guillame de Machaut
Guillame de Machaut was a french composer who was around during the ars nova, considered the most influential compser of the time. he wrote many different styes and set the first mass to music. -
1400
Midevil Period
the middle ages lasted from 400-1400 -
1450
The invention of the printing press
The printing press was standardized and patented by Johannes Gutenburg, which made copying of texts easy, and eventually led to a standardized form of musical notation. It also allowed books and religious texts to be printed en masse and in different languages. -
1515
Josquin des prez's Missa Pange Lingua
Josquin's last mass, the Missa Pange lingua, is a setting of the ordinary mass. It was written by Josquin des prez some time around 1515. It is considered his last and most famous Ordinary mass. -
1529
Martin Luther's Ein Feste Burg Ist Unsder Gott
In 1529, Martin Luther composed a lutheran hymn called "ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott" or "a mighty fortress is our god". It became hugely popular and still survives and is played today. -
1539
Il Bianco e dolce cigno
IN 1539, Jacques Arcadelt composed his most famous madrigal, il bianco y dolce cigno, a 4 part polyphonic composition that translates to "the white and sweet swan", -
1562
Missa Papae Marcelli
In 1562, Palestrina composed his most popular mass, the Pope Marcellus Mass. It Is voiced in 6 parts, and is not based of any parody. It was written in commemoration of pope Marcellus II. -
Concerto Della Donna
A group of female singers in Italy, part of the court of Ferrera. They were active around 1580-1597. -
Sonata Pian e Forte
Sonata Pian e Forte was written by Giovanni Gabrieli during his time at St. Mark's cathedral. It is significant since it is the first piece of music to call for specific instrumentation and to also mention dynamic contrast in the text. -
Period: to
Baroque Period
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Monteverdi's L'orfeo
Monteverdi's most popular opera. Based on the greek legend of Orpheus. -
First Public concerts in England
The first known concerts in England that charged an admission fee were most likely given by Violinist John Banister in his home. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685-1750 -
George Frederic Handel
1685-1759 -
Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
an Opera written by English composer Henry Purcell. Notable for being written in English. -
Vivaldi's L'estro Armonico
Antonio vivaldi composed this collection of 12 concertos, titled, "The Harmonic Inspiration". -
Period: to
Viennese Classical Period
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Brandenburg concertos
The Brandenburg concertos are a collection of 6 concertos written by JS Bach. -
Rameau's Treaty on Harmony
Jean-Phillipe Rameau wrote his treaty of harmony that describes many of the practices used in music today. -
The well tempered clavier
The well tempered clavier was a collection of 24 preludes and fugues in every major and minor key. It was written to showcase the equal temperament tuning system -
Period: to
pre classical period
1730-1800 -
Franz Joseph Hayden
Franz Joseph Hayden was an austrian composer who coined the form for the modern day symphony. -
Handel's Messiah
An oratorio written by Handel in the English language. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart was born in 1756 and wrote a large number of works including symphonies, operas, and chamber music -
Period: to
Chevlier de Saint Georges
He was music director of the Concerts des Amateurs during this time -
Hayden String Quartets Op 33
Published in 1781 -
Mozart's 23'rd Piano Concerto
It was completed just two months before the permier of miarrage of figaro -
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni was a comic tragedy written by WA Mozart. -
Hayden's London Symphonies
Hayden wrote his London symphonies during his two visits there in 1791-1795
