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Period: 476 to 1439
The Middle Ages
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Period: 1025 to 1028
Guido Arezzo's formulation of the Solmization system
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1098
Hildegard of Bingen Birth
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1179
Hildegard of Bingen Death
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Period: 1320 to 1329
Ars Nova Treatise
With the Ars Nova music era and its music treatise, a new system of rhythm notation using the breve was established. Composers of the Notre Dame school and French composers and theorists contributed to this notation. -
Period: 1450 to
The Renaissance Era
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1529
Martin Luther chorale "Ein feste burg" (A Mighty Fortress) written
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1538
Arcadelt Madrigal "Il bianco e dolce cigno" written
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1567
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: "Pope Marcellus" Mass
While this piece was included in his second collection of masses, Palestrina stated in the book's dedication that these pieces were "written in a new manner." Legend says this statement is a response to the Council of Trent's recommended alterations to the liturgy. The Council suggested limited polyphony along with melismatic passages. This piece saved polyphony and validated that music can be spiritually impactful and clear in its lyrics. The "Palestrina Style" is demonstrated in this mass. -
Tomás Luis de Victoria's "Missa O Magnum Mysterium" was written