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1492
Discovery of America
The discovery of America refers to Christopher Columbus's arrival in America in 1492, marking the beginning of European colonization of the American continent and having enormous historical, cultural, and economic repercussions worldwide. -
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural revival period that roughly spanned from the 14th to the 17th century in Europe. It was characterized by a renewed interest in art, literature, science, and philosophy inspired by the ancient Greco-Roman culture. -
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Enlightenment Era
he Enlightenment era, mainly in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, was an intellectual movement promoting the use of reason, science, and education to combat superstition, intolerance, and despotism. Enlightenment thinkers advocated for freedom of thought, equality of rights, and social progress. -
Musical classicism
1750
In the mid-1700s in Europe, a new movement began to emerge in architecture, literature and the arts known as classicism. Musical classicism or classical period begins around 1750 and ends around 1820. -
the Industrial Revolution
Of the most important are the Industrial Revolution, which was a process of economic, social and technological transformation in Great Britain, being the greatest social transformation that existed since the Neolithic. -
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period of profound economic, social, and technological changes that began in Britain in the 18th century and spread across Europe and North America during the 19th century. It was characterized by the rise of manufacturing industry, mechanization of production, urban growth, and social transformation. -
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The Viennese Classical Period
The Viennese Classical period was a golden age in classical music that took place in Vienna, Austria, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Prominent composers of this period include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Joseph Haydn. Music from this period is characterized by balance, formal clarity, and melodic beauty. -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of great social and political upheaval in France. It witnessed the collapse of the monarchy, the establishment of the First French Republic and culminated in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the beginning of the Napoleonic era. -
The ends of the classical period
ends around 1820. Classical music is generally said to apply to all periods of European cultured music, but the first so-called classical compositions were those of this period. -
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Emergence of Musical Romanticism.
Musical Romanticism was an artistic movement that emerged as a reaction to Classicism. It developed in Europe during the 19th century and was characterized by intense emotional expression, harmonic and formal experimentation, and fascination with the exotic and supernatural. Notable composers of this period include Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, and Richard Wagner.