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1517
Luther's 95 theses
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Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation (1517-1648)
invention of chorale by Luther -
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A Corelli (1653-1713)
Roman style concerto -
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G Torelli (1658-1709)
North Italian style concerto -
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A Vivaldi (1678-1741)
ritornello form, VFE -
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JS Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto: blur R/S distinction
Cantatas
in Ro, due to mendy, became German symbol for nationalism (historicism) -
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GF Handel (1685-1759)
X competition from opera, popularised english oratorio -
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GB Sammartini (1700-75)
origin of symphony -
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CW Gluck (1714-1787)
Gluckian opera reform: continuity btw operatic numbers; introduce ballet into opera -
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J Stamitz (1717-57)
Mannheim orchestra (symphonic style) -
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J Haydn (1732-1809)
father of the string qt, symphony -
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WA Mozart (1756-1791)
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1st industrial revolution (approx 1760 - approx 1840)
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LV Beethoven (1770-1827)
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French Revolution (1789-99)
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F Schubert (1797-1828)
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H Berlioz (1803-1869)
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Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
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R Wagner (1813-1883)
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Beethoven 9th symphony
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J Brahms (1833-1897)
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A Dvorak (1841-1904)
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Spring Revolution
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2nd industrial revolution / technological revolution
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D Shostakovich (1906-1975)
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World War 1 (1914-18)
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American Great Depression (1929-39)
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World War 2 (1939-45)