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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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Period: 911 to 1033
Guido of Arezzo's formulation of the Solmization System
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Period: 1098 to Sep 27, 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
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1317
Ars Nova Treatise
Isorythm, or equal rhythm, was created. -
Period: 1450 to
Renaissance Period
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1529
Martin Luther Chorale
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1538
Arcadelt Madrigal
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1567
Palestrina
Pope Marcellus Mass It proved that polyphonic music can have intelligible words even with 6 voices -
Victoria
Missa O magnum mysterium -
Giovanni Gabrieli
Sacrae Symphoniae It was composed in Italy, and it is a collection of 63 vocal works -
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Baroque Period
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Monteverdi
L'Orfeo -
First Public Concerts in England
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JS Bach
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Antonio Vivaldi
L'estro Armonico This is Vivaldi's first published collection of concertos, and is considered some of the most influential music of it's time period. -
Rameau
Traite de L'harmonie This is one fo the most influential books in the history of Western music as a whole, because it defines how music should be written, which is mostly still followed to this day. -
Bach
The Well - Tempered Clavier volume 1 This collection of clavier, now keyboard, etudes is considered one of the most important works in classical music history. It includes music in all possible keys, hence the name, which means "well-tuned keyboard". -
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Handel
Messiah -
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Viennese Classical Period
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WA Mozart
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Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Time as director of Concerts des Amateurs This orchestra was made up of the greatest musicians of the time, and was very influential and had concerts attended by royalty -
Mozart
Don Diovanni -
Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"