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Birth of Rossini
Italian composer who was also quite funny -
Birth of Schubert
Composer from Vienna that created first successful song cycles -
Birth of Berlioz
French composer who was the lead innovator in the Romantic era; had an inflated sense of self -
Birth of Robert Schumann
German who was possibly the best music critic ever- great love story with wife Clara -
Birth of Chopin
Composer from Warsaw that mostly worked in Paris; wrote only for piano and was an introvert -
Birth of Liszt
Hungarian composer who invented the piano solo recital and was a showman; very complex music -
Birth of Verdi
Italian composer who wrote a lot of great operas; Italian music nationalism -
Birth of Wagner
German composer who wrote The Ring Cycle -
Cuvier classifies animals into kingdoms
Cuvier publishes a work that classifies animals in four major groups: vertebrate, mollusks, articulates, and radiates -
Birth of Clara Schumann
An accomplished pianist and composer from Leipzig who was the wife of Robert Schumann -
Period: to
Early Romantic
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Birth of Smetana
Czech composer who was the founder of Czech National Music -
Death of Schubert
Composer from Vienna that created first successful song cycles -
Audubon publishes The Birds of America
Audubon publishes The Birds of America- the greatest illustrations and documentation of birds ever published and leads to the creation of The National Audubon Society -
Charles Darwin goes on Beagle voyage
Charles Darwin goes on the famous voyage on the Beagle to observe and describe the effects of biological invasion -
Birth of Brahms
German (Hamburg) composer that uses old and new ideas for his music; music is very sonorous in harmonies and is witty -
Birth of Tchaikovsky
Russian composer who was the most important ballet composer of the 19th century -
Sir Richard Owen coins "Dinosauria"
Sir Richard Owen coins the term "Dinosauria" meaning terrible lizard to describe the extinct vertebrates -
Birth of Grieg
Norwegian composer who worked mostly in Germany; wrote two iconic cartoon themes -
Death of Chopin
Composer from Warsaw that mostly worked in Paris; wrote only for piano and was an introvert -
Period: to
Late Romantic
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Death of Robert Schumann
German who was possibly the best music critic ever- great love story with wife Clara -
Birth of Puccini
Italian composer who wrote "La Boheme" and other operas -
Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" which describes the theory of evolution by natural selection -
Birth of Mahler
Moravian composer known for his symphonies and "Das Lied Von Der Erde" -
Birth of Debussy
French composer that captured natural beauty beautifully like a true French composer -
Birth of Strauss
Bavarian composer known for his Tone Poems and operas -
Gregor Mendel summarizes his pea plant experiments
Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian, summarizes his work with pea plants, establishing him as the founder of genetics -
Death of Brahms
German (Hamburg) composer that uses old and new ideas for his music; music is very sonorous in harmonies and is witty -
Death of Rossini
Italian composer who was also quite funny -
Death of Berlioz
French composer who was the lead innovator in the Romantic era; had an inflated sense of self -
Ulysses S. Grant makes Yellowstone a National Park
Ulysses S. Grant signs a law to establish Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world -
Birth of Ives
American composer that was ahead of his time with composition. He is well known for his "Concord Sonata" and "The Unanswered Question" -
Birth of Ravel
French composer who wrote "Bolero" and piano concertos -
Birth of Schönberg
Composer from Vienna that was one of the great innovators of music that took an analytical and objective approach to his music. -
Birth of Bartok
Hungarian composer that wrote string quartets among others and had a deep understanding of Hungarian folk music -
Birth of Stravinsky
Russian composer that wrote "The Rite of Spring" and others; played with meter and key -
Death of Wagner
German composer who wrote The Ring Cycle -
Death of Smetana
Czech composer who was the founder of Czech National Music -
Death of Liszt
Hungarian composer who invented the piano solo recital and was a showman; very complex music -
Sierra Club is founded
The Sierra Club, America's first environmental advocacy group is founded in San Francisco -
Death of Tchaikovsky
Russian composer who was the most important ballet composer of the 19th century -
Birth of Orff
German composer that wrote "Carmina Burana" which is used in many films and commercials -
Death of Clara Schumann
An accomplished pianist and composer from Leipzig who was the wife of Robert Schumann -
Birth of Gershwin
American composer that represents the first flowering of American popular/classical music, known for pieces like "Rhapsody in Blue" -
Birth of Ellington
American composer that wrote "Take the A Train" in the Swing Era -
Birth of Copland
American composer created the American cowboy music and wrote "Appalacian Spring" -
Period: to
Early 20th Century
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Death of Verdi
Italian composer who wrote a lot of great operas; Italian music nationalism -
Conservation becomes government policy
Conservation of the natural environment becomes U.S. government policy under Roosevelt's administration -
Blackman explains limiting factor in photosynthesis
Frederick Frost Blackman introduces the concept of a limiting factor (light, water, etc.) in photosynthesis. -
Death of Grieg
Norwegian composer who worked mostly in Germany; wrote two iconic cartoon themes -
Hardy-Weinberg Principle is proposed
The Hardy-Weinberg principle is proposed explaining the frequencies of genes in a population -
Death of Mahler
Moravian composer known for his symphonies and "Das Lied Von Der Erde" -
Birth of Cage
American composer who explored questions about the nature of music and the perception of music -
Death of Debussy
French composer that captured natural beauty beautifully like a true French composer -
Birth of Bernstein
American composer who wrote "West Side Story" and other Broadway musicals -
Death of Puccini
Italian composer who wrote "La Boheme" and other operas -
Roy Clapham uses the word "ecosystem"
Roy Clapham is the first to use the term "ecosystem" to define a fundamental unit of nature -
Birth of Reich
American composer that did wild experiments with music involving patterns and phrasing -
Death of Gershwin
American composer that represents the first flowering of American popular/classical music, known for pieces like "Rhapsody in Blue" -
Death of Ravel
French composer who wrote "Bolero" and piano concertos -
Guy Callendar correlates CO2 with temperature
Guy S. Callendar determines warming of the earth is occurring and the increase in carbon dioxide correlates with the warming -
Mayr details the biological species concept
Ernst Mayr presents the biological species concept to define what a species is to differentiate between two individuals -
Avery establishes role of DNA
Oswald T. Avery determines that the role of nucleic acid DNA is to carry genetic properties -
Death of Bartok
Hungarian composer that wrote string quartets among others and had a deep understanding of Hungarian folk music -
Death of Strauss
Bavarian composer known for his Tone Poems and operas -
Period: to
Late 20th Century/Early 21st Century
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Death of Schönberg
Composer from Vienna that was one of the great innovators of music that took an analytical and objective approach to his music. -
Watson and Crick present double helix DNA model
Watson and Crick prepare an accurate model of DNA with it being a double-helix -
Death of Ives
American composer that was ahead of his time with composition. He is well known for his "Concord Sonata" and "The Unanswered Question" -
Birth of Higdon
American composer on the cutting edge of self-publishing and licensing -
Rachel Carson publishes "Silent Spring"
Rachel Carson publishes "Silent Spring" detailing the harmful effect of pesticides such as DDT on wildlife -
Death of Stravinsky
Russian composer that wrote "The Rite of Spring" and others; played with meter and key -
Death of Ellington
American composer that wrote "Take the A Train" in the Swing Era -
Caswell presents concept of biodiversity
Hal Caswell presents the concept of the neutral theory of biodiversity -
Death of Orff
German composer that wrote "Carmina Burana" which is used in many films and commercials -
E. O. Wilson publishes "Biodiversity"
E. O. Wilson publishes "Biodiversity" which brings to light the problem of the decrease in biodiversity of plants and animals -
Death of Bernstein
American composer who wrote "West Side Story" and other Broadway musicals -
Death of Copland
American composer created the American cowboy music and wrote "Appalacian Spring" -
Death of Cage
American composer who explored questions about the nature of music and the perception of music -
Convention of Biological Diversity is founded
Convention of Biological Diversity is founded during the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit which promotes sustainable development and protection of biodiversity.