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1400 BCE
Epitafio de Seikilos
And the musical composition tells us these wise words: As long as you live, shine, do not suffer for anything at all. -
Period: 476 to 1492
Middle Age
The Middle Age was a period of time in the European history between the Antiquity and the Modern Age, characterized by feudalism, crusades, and Romanesque art. -
600
Canto gregoriano
The Gregorian was the liturgical chant of the church of Rome, influenced by the Gallican in the second half of the 8th century, whose extension to the entire West took place at the same time as that of the Latin rite itself, of which it was the acoustic expression. -
Period: 1135 to 1201
Leonin
He created a style of composition from the mid-12th century, used at Notre Dame around 1200. It is not preserved in its original form, but several copies have survived in manuscripts found in Florence, Wolfenbüttel and Madrid. -
Period: 1155 to 1230
Perotín
Perotin, called in French Pérotin le Grand ("the Great") or in Latin Magister Perotinus Magnus (also Perotinus Magnus and Magister Perotinus) was a medieval French composer. -
1320
Are Nova
Ars Nova is a term that comes from Latin and translates as "new art." This term was used for the first time in the 14th century to refer to a musical trend that emerged in France and Belgium. This new musical trend was characterized by innovation and experimentation, and gave rise to a more complex and sophisticated style of music than what was done until then, both in rhythm and musical notation. -
1322
Ars Antiqua
It is a song for two or three voices of a contrapuntal nature. It has the peculiarity that each independent voice has a different text and a different rhythm, making it a very lively and contrasting music.