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Jan 1, 1420
Johannes Ockeghem
First great Renaissance composer
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Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press
Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which revolutionized writing and reading. https://docs.google.com/a/pndhs.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxkdWNrd29ydGhtdXNpY3xneDo1YTI4NDgwOTkyZTQwNWUy -
Jan 1, 1453
Turks conquer Constantinope
Byzantine scholars take Greek artifacts back to Italy
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Jan 1, 1473
Ottaviano Petrucci
First to publish music using the Press
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Dec 24, 1490
Sackbut invented
Sometime in the 15th century, the Sackbut was invented. It is a type of trombone from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackbut -
Sep 1, 1492
Columbus
Columbus sailed to the Americas in search of route to India
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Jan 1, 1500
Josquin des Prez
Greatest composer of 1500s.... Famous for motets
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Jan 1, 1505
Thomas Tallis
Composer of Masses, Anthems, and Hymns
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Jan 1, 1512
Michelangelo Completes the Sistine Chapel
Corner stone of Renaissance Art
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Jan 1, 1525
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
The “Savior of Catholic Church Music”
• Wrote a 6 part polyphonic mass
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Jan 1, 1526
Luther’s Duedsche Messe
First mass in a vernacular language • Follows outline of the Roman Mass – slight differences
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Jan 1, 1545
Council of Trent
Roman Catholic ecumenical council prompted by the Protestant Reformation. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15030c.htm -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563
Council of Trent
Catholic Ecumenical Council prompted by the Protestant Reformation. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15030c.htm -
Jan 1, 1562
Lute Composer
John Dowland - Solo song with Lute or viol accompaniment
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Musica Transalpina
Italian madrigals translated into English
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