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1439
Printing Press
Invented by Johann Gutenberg -
Period: 1455 to 1521
Josquin des Prez
French composer.
Considered the first master of the complex Renaissance style of polyphonic -
Period: 1457 to 1505
Jacob Obrecht
Flemish composer.
Most famous composer of masses in the late 15th century -
Period: 1465 to 1535
Pedro de Escobar
Portuguese composer mostly active in Spain. He was one of the earliest composers of polyphony -
1475
Ave Maria
Composed by Des Prez -
1475
Muzzle Loaded Rifle
First used Philip de Comines -
1478
The Spainish Inquistion begins
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition -
1495
Missa L’Homme armé super voces musicales
Composed by des Prez. Established the form of a Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei).
Dating of the mass is controversial -
Period: 1500 to 1570
Tielman Susato
Composer active in Antwerp -
Period: 1500 to 1554
Philip van Wilder
Franco-Flemish composer active in England -
1504
Pocket Watch
Invented by Peter Henlein -
1512
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel
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1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther complains about the Catholic Church. He later founded Protestantism -
1551
Het derde musyck boexken alderhande danserye
Book of dances composed by Susato -
1557
Spain declares bankruptcy
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1559
Queen Elizabeth the First Coronated
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1565
Pencil
Invented by Conrad Gesner -
Toilet
Invented by Sir John Harrington -
Weep O Mine Eyes
Composed by John Bennett -
The Third Booke of Songs
Composed by John Dowland