Music History II Timeline

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  • Beethoven- Symphony No. 5

    Beethoven's 5th Symphony was composed in 1808.

  • Schubert- Erlking

    Erlking, also known as Erlkonig was composed in 1815.

  • Paganini- 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1

    Paganini's 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1 was first published by Ricordi in 1820.

  • Berlioz- Symphonie Fantastique

    Symphonie Fantastique was composed in 1830.

  • Chopin- Mazurka in B-flat, Op. 7 No. 1

    This is considered the most well-known mazurka of this set.

  • Robert Schumann- Carnaval

    Schumann's Carnaval was released in 1835.

  • Fanny Hensel- Das Jahr

    Fanny Hensel began composing Das Jahr in 1841. It is based off of the 12 months of the year.

  • Clara Wieck Schumann- Liebst du um Schonheit

    Clara Schumann's piece was written in June of 1841.

  • Wagner- Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde premiered on June 10, 1865.

  • National Society for French Music

    The National Society for French Music (Societe Nationale de Musique) was founded on February 25, 1871.

  • Bizet- Carmen

    The premiere date for Carmen is March 3, 1875.

  • Brahms- Symphony No. 4

    Brahms began writing this symphony number in 1884. It was premiered in 1885.

  • Mahler- Symphony No. 1

    This symphony was composer in 1888. It premiered on November 20, 1889.

  • Debussy- "Voiles" from Preludes

    Debussy's Voiles was composed in 1909. The entire set of 12 Preludes was published in 1910.

  • Schoenberg- Pierrot Lunaire

    This piece by Schoenberg was composed in 1912.

  • Stravinsky- Le Sacre du Printemps

    Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring was premiered on May 29, 1913.

  • Schoenberg- Piano Suite, Op. 25

    Number 3 of Op. 25 was composed in 1921. The rest of this collection was composed in 1923.

  • Shostakovich- Symphony No. 5

    Symphony No. 5 was premiered on November 21, 1937.

  • Copland- Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland's piece was composed in 1944.

  • John Cage- 4'33"

    4'33" was composed in 1952.

  • George Crumb- Black Angels

    George Crumb's "Black Angels" was composed in 1970, and is dated as "Friday the Thirteenth, March 1970" in the score (Crumb 1970).

  • John Adams- Dr. Atomic

    John Adams' "Dr. Atomic" was first premiered on October 1, 2005.