Proyecto Música

Seikilos Epitaph

150 BCE

It is an Ancient Greek inscription that preserves the oldest surviving complete musical composition, including musical notation.

Gregorian Chant

Jan 1, 900

It is a monodic chant, written in latin and sung a capella. It's purpose was to teach the faithful the word of God.

Guido d'Arezzo

Sep 21, 991

He was a monk who lived in the late first century and created the musical notation system we still use nowadays, taking the first syllable from each verse of an hymn dedicated to St John the Baptist.

Hildegard von Bingen

Sep 16, 1098

Hildegard von Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess, mystic, composer, and writer, known for her visionary works and sacred music. Hildegard is celebrated as one of the earliest known female composers and a significant figure in medieval theology and medicine.

Bernart de Ventadorn

Feb 7, 1135

Bernart de Ventadorn, also known as Bernart de Ventadour and Bernard de Ventadorn, was a popular Provençal troubadour, composer and poet. He is probably the best known troubadour of the style called trobar leu.

Leonin

Dec 23, 1138

Léonin was a 12th-century French composer and the earliest known member of the Notre Dame School of polyphony. He influenced many other composer that came after, such as Perotin.

Ars Antiqua

Period: Jan 1, 1170 to Jan 5, 1310

It was the first type of poliphonic music. It refers to sacred or polyphonic music, excluding the secular monophonic songs of the troubadours.

Alfonso X el Sabio

Nov 23, 1220

Spanish king and cultural patron, known for promoting science, poetry, and the Cantigas de Santa María.

Perotin

May 7, 1260

Perotin was a very influential composer during the Ars Nova. He was part of the Notre Dame school and he is known for expanding the complexity of vocal music by introducing four-part polyphony.

Guillaume de Machaut

Mar 4, 1300

French composer and poet, very important for the Ars Nova because of his polyphonic and lyrical works.

Ars Nova

Period: Jan 1, 1320 to Jan 1, 1370

Ars Nova was a 14th-century musical style known for its rhythmic complexity and polyphony, marking a shift from simpler medieval music. It allowed for greater expression in both sacred and secular compositions, led by composers like Philippe de Vitry and Francesco Landini.

Francesco Landini

Mar 6, 1335

Francesco Landini or Landino was an Italian composer, organist, singer, poet, instrument maker and astrologer. He was the most famous composer in Italy.

Johannes Gutenberg

Apr 3, 1400

German inventor, who created the printing press which allowed a greater diffusion of music.

Juan del Encina

Jun 12, 1448

Spanish poet, dramatist, and composer, recognized as a pioneer of Spanish secular drama and music.

Martin Luther

Nov 10, 1483

German theologian and reformer who was the main promoter of the Protestant Reformation.

Cristóbal de Morales

1500

He was one of the three most important composers during Rennaissance in Spain. He was known for his sacred music.

Antonio de Cabezón

Mar 30, 1510

Spanish Renaissance composer and organist, famous for his intricate keyboard music and polyphonic works.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

1525

Palestrina was an italian composer of sacred music, considered a master of polyphony and a model for Renaissance church music.

Orlando di Lasso

1531

He was a Franco-Flemish composer of sacred and secular music, admired for his versatility and expressive vocal style.

Andrea Gabrieli

1533

Organist and composer from the late Rennissance, important for his innovative polychoral works and contributions to the Venetian style. Uncle of Giovanni Gabrielli.

Maddalena Casulana

1544

She was an Italian composer and singer, the first woman in Europe to publish her musical works in print.

Tomás Luis de Victoria

1548

Tomás Luis de Victoria was a Catholic priest, chapel master and famous polyphonic composer of the Spanish Renaissance. He has been considered one of the most relevant and advanced composers of his time, with his innovative style.

Giovanni Gabrieli

1557

Italian composer, famous for his grand sacred and instrumental music for the Basilica of San Marco in Venice.

Carlo Gesualdo

Mar 30, 1565

Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, one of the most significant figures of late Renaissance music with expressive madrigals and pieces of sacred music.

Claudio Monteverdi

May 15, 1567

Italian composer, very important in the transition from Renaissance to Baroque
Born: May 15, 1567.

Giacomo Carissimi

1605

He was a composer, pioneer of oratorio music and influential in vocal composition.

Barbara Strozzi

Aug 6, 1619

Italian Baroque composer and singer, known for her highly expressive cantatas and arias.
Born: August 6, 1619.

Stradivarius

1644

Antonio Stradivari was an Italian luthier, world-renowned for crafting the finest violins, violas, and cellos.
Born: c. 1644.

Henry Purcell

Sep 10, 1659

English composer of the Baroque, famous for his dramatic operas and beautiful sacred music.
Born: September 10, 1659.

Antonio Vivaldi

Mar 4, 1678

Composer and violinist born in Italy, best known for his concertos, especially The Four Seasons.

George Philipp Telemann

Mar 14, 1681

German composer, one of the most prolific Baroque musicians, great in both vocal and instrumental genres.

Georg Friedrich Händel

Feb 23, 1685

German-British composer, celebrated for his operas, oratorios and instrumental works.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Mar 31, 1685

German Baroque composer, known for his mastery of counterpoint, harmony, and church music.

Creación del cachopo

1932

España campeona Mundial de Baloncesto

2019

Retirada Rudy Fernández

2024