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476
Fall of Rome
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Period: 476 to 1420
Genres of Medieval
Secular;
Ballads;
Lais;
Rondeaux;
Virelais;
Madrigals;
chant -
Period: 476 to 1420
Pitch and Rhythm Notation Are Invented
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Period: 476 to 1420
Stylistic Traits of the Medieval Era
Music was primarily functional, used for very specific purposes like church services, dances and entertainment; Melodies had small ranges; the Rhythms were steady and regular; Official harmonies are not established but fourths, fifths, and octaves were commonly used; The music was monophonic; Poetry and words formed the structure of the music -
Period: 481 to 524
Boethius
ca. 481- ca. 524 -
Period: 991 to 1033
Arezzo
ca. 991-1033+ -
Period: 995 to 1050
Wipo
ca. 995-ca.1050, Medieval -
Period: 1071 to 1126
William IX
1071-1126 -
Period: 1098 to 1179
Bingen
1098-1179 -
Period: 1130 to 1200
Ventadorn
ca. 1130/40-ca. 1190-1200, medieval -
Period: 1135 to 1201
Leonin
ca. 1135-ca. 1201 -
Period: 1150 to 1200
Daniel
ca. 1500/60-.ca 1190-1200, medieval -
Period: 1155 to 1200
Nesle
ca. 1155/60-1200 -
Period: 1160 to 1213
Brule
ca. 1160-1213+, Medieval -
Period: 1170 to 1230
Vogelweide
ca. 1170-1230 -
Period: 1180 to 1238
Perotin
Fl. 1180-ca.1238 -
Period: 1180 to 1278
Cardenal
1180?-1278? -
Period: 1183 to 1205
Vidal
Fl. ca. 1183-ca.1205 -
Period: 1190 to 1236
Reuental
ca. 1190-1236+ -
1212
Dia
Died ca. 1212 -
Period: 1213 to 1239
D'arras
fl.1213-1239 -
Period: 1221 to 1284
Alfonso X
1221-1284 -
Period: 1230 to 1300
Riquier
ca. 1230-ca. 1300 -
Period: 1245 to 1288
Halle
ca. 1245/50-ca.1285/8 -
Period: 1250 to 1300
Eyeglasses are invented
ca. the late 13th Century -
Period: 1291 to 1361
Vitry
1291-1361 -
Period: 1300 to 1377
Machaut
ca. 1300-1377 -
Period: 1300 to 1400
Trecento in Italy
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Period: 1300 to 1350
Ars nova in France
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Period: 1320 to 1362
Firenze
ca. 1320/1325- ca. 1362/63 -
Period: 1325 to 1397
Ladini
ca. 1325-1397 -
Period: 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years War
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Period: 1340 to 1386
Bologna
Fl. 1340-1386? -
Period: 1376 to 1445
Wolkenstein
ca. 1376-1445 -
Period: 1390 to 1453
Dunstaple
ca. 1390-1453 -
Period: 1397 to 1474
DuFay
ca. 1397-1474 -
1400
Cordier
Fl. arounds early 1400s -
Period: 1400 to 1460
Binchois
ca. 1400-1460 -
Period: 1410 to 1497
Ockeghem
ca. 1410-1497 -
Period: 1430 to
Genres of the Renaissance
Ballet,
Balletti,
Chant,
Masses,
Motets,
Hymns,
Secular,
Sacred -
Period: 1430 to
Stylistic Traits of the Renaissance
Melody voice was usually the top voice,
Rhythms were simple,
Progressions of 3rds and 6ths were popular,
Dissonances were avoided,
Tonal system used modality,
Tended to be Homorhythmic,
Counterpoint,
Common forms: cantus firmus, poetic strophic, binary, madrigals,
Was now more about beauty than function or purpose -
1440
The Printing Press is Invented
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Period: 1445 to 1518
Compere
ca. 1445-1518 -
Period: 1446 to 1506
Agricola
ca. 1446-1506 -
Period: 1450 to 1521
Prez
ca. 1450/55-1521 -
Period: 1450 to 1517
Isaac
ca. 1450-1517 -
Period: 1452 to 1518
De La Rue
ca. 1452-1518 -
Period: 1457 to 1505
Obrecht
ca. 1457-1505 -
Period: 1460 to 1512
Brumel
ca. 1460-1512/13 -
Period: 1465 to 1525
Cara
ca. 1465-1525 -
Period: 1466 to 1539
Petrucci
1466-1539 -
Period: 1470 to 1534
Tromboncino
ca. 1470-1534+ -
Period: 1483 to 1546
Luther
1483-1546 -
Period: 1485 to 1558
Janequin
ca. 1485-1558+ -
1487
Bell Chimes Invented
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Period: 1490 to 1545
Taverner
ca. 1490-1545 -
Period: 1490 to 1562
Sermisy
ca. 1490-1562 -
Period: 1490 to 1562
Willaert
ca. 1490-1562 -
1492
Columbus lands in the Americas
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Period: 1494 to 1576
Sachs
1494-1576 -
Period: 1500 to 1553
Morales
ca. 1500-1553 -
Period: 1507 to 1568
Arcadelt
ca. 1507-ca. 1568 -
Period: 1515 to 1565
Rore
ca. 1515-1565 -
Period: 1517 to
Zarlino
1517-1590 -
Period: 1521 to
Monte
1521-1603 -
Period: 1525 to
Palestrina
1525/26-1594 -
Period: 1532 to
Lasso
ca. 1532-1594 -
Period: 1532 to
Gabrieli
1532/35-1585 -
Period: 1534 to
Bardi
1534-1612 -
Period: 1535 to
Ingegneri
ca. 1535-1592 -
Period: 1535 to
Wert
1535-1596 -
Period: 1536 to
Striggio
ca. 1536/37- 1592 -
Period: 1540 to
Byrd
ca. 1540-1623 -
Period: 1545 to
Luzzaschi
ca. 1545-1607 -
Period: 1548 to
Victoria
1548-1611 -
Period: 1553 to
Marenzio
1553/54-1599 -
Period: 1554 to
Gastoldi
1554-1609 -
Period: 1557 to
Morley
1557/58-1602 -
Period: 1559 to
Beaulieu
1559-1590 -
Period: 1560 to
Nanino
ca. 1560-1618 -
Period: 1561 to
Gesualdo
ca. 1561-1613 -
Period: 1562 to
Sweelinck
1562-1621 -
1563
Black Plague Outbreak
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Period: 1567 to
Monteverdi
1567-1643 -
Period: 1571 to
Salmon
fl. 1571-1586 -
Period: 1576 to
Weelkes
1576-1623