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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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Period: 991 to 1033
Guido of Arezzo's 'Micrologus'
solemnization and arrangement of lines and spaces which developed into the modern staff freeing music from its dependence of oral transmission -
1098
Hildegard of Bingen
Born -
1179
Hildegard of Bingen
Died -
1320
Ars Nova Treatise
Philippe de Vitry. Made possible to increase variety of notes and rhythmic combinations in written music -
Period: 1450 to
Renaissance Period
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1529
Martin Luther Chorale
Ein feste burg (A Mighty Fortress..) -
1538
Jacques Arcadelt Madrigal
Il bianco e dolce cigno -
1567
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 'Pope Marcellus Mass'
Composed after Council of Trent requested clearer text. Use of synchronized voices to pronounce the phrase simultaneously. -
Tomas Luis de Victoria
Missa O magnum mysterium -
Giovanni Gabrieli 'Sonata pian’e forte'
First ensemble piece to designate specific instruments in printed parts. One of the earliest instances of dynamic markings in music. -
Period: to
Baroque Period
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Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
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JS Bach
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Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico
one of Vivaldi’s first collection of concerto’s published. -
Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie
one of the most influential theoretical works ever written. -
Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1
Bach’s best known works for the keyboard. This book explored styles of playing in all keys. -
Franz Joseph Haydn
Born -
Handel's Messiah
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JS Bach
Died -
Period: to
Viennese Classical Period
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Born -
First Public Concerts in England
Concert des Amateurs. Amateurs referred to music lovers, not unprofessional musicians. -
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
1773-1781, one of France’s best composers, one of the first famous black composers. -
Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Died -
Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Died