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May 3, 1445
Printing Press
Most significant invention. Music and books were now available in large numbers especially for the Mass -
Jan 1, 1450
Renaissance Begins
Literally means "rebirth" -
May 3, 1450
Composers
Most composers are Fraco-Flemish or from the Netherlands -
May 3, 1455
European Music
Europeans were intrigued by the supposed power of ancient music -
May 3, 1460
Renaissance Music
used four voices (a capella) and instruments from the same family -
May 3, 1473
Ottaviano Petrucci
First to publish music on the printing press -
May 3, 1485
Johannes Ockeghem
First great Renaissance composer -
May 3, 1492
Colombus
Christppher Columbus sails the ocean to find America -
May 3, 1500
Josquin des Prez
Greatest composer of the 1500s -
May 3, 1500
Italian Madrigal
Most important genre of music at that time -
May 3, 1500
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church becomes corrupt; indulgences -
May 3, 1500
Mass
Mass become obscured; in Latin, hard to understsnd the performers, and polyphony too complicated -
May 3, 1520
Martin Luther
was a singer, composer, and educator in the power of music. wanted the congregation to be a part of music in the Mass -
May 3, 1521
Magellan
Magellan sails around the globe -
May 3, 1526
Luther's Duedsche Messe
Composed by Luther; first Mass in the vernacular language; allows congregation to sing, outlines the Roman Mass
