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recorded music with vocals
By 700 BCE there are records of songs that include vocals with instrumentals. -
when music began
Music began around 500 B.C. when Pythagoras experimentd with acoustics -
When music moved outside the church
Towards the end of the Middle Ages about the 12th and 13th centuries, music began to move outside the church and into everyday life -
The earliest forms of musical instruments
The earliest forms of music were probably drum-based, percussion instruments being the most readily available at the time (i.e. rocks, sticks). -
Trumpet was developed
In Denmark, by 2500 BCE an early form of the trumpet had been developed. This trumpet is what is now known as a "natural trumpet." It is valveless, and depends completely on manipulation of the lips to change pitch. -
The Guitar
One of the most popular instruments today, the guitar, was created in 1500 BCE by the Hittites. -
The first piece of recorded music
In 800 BCE the first recovered piece of recorded music was found. It was written in cuneiform and was a religious hymn. -
the first record ever made
It was made on April 9, 1860 and it is of a woman singing the French folk song “Claire de la lune”. -
The first CD ever made in the USA
the first CD made in the United States for commercial release was Bruce Springsteen's 1984 album, "Born in the U.S.A." -
history's first rock concert
The Moondog Coronation Ball
