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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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Period: 1025 to 1028
Guido of Arezzo's formulation of the Solmization System
- The correct date format is ca. 1025-after 1028.
- Guido of Arezzo was around ca. 991-after 1033.
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1098
Hildegard of Bingen's birth
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1179
Hildegard of Bingen's death
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1320
Ars Nova Treatise
- The date is approximated in the early 1320s.
- The important innovation in the treatise was the notation of rhythm.
- French theorists and composers conceived a newer note form called the "breve" as the main value to work off of.
- The combinations of time and prolation created 4 different meters, the older form of modern time signatures.
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Period: 1450 to
Renaissance Period
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1529
Martin Luther- Chorale Ein feste burg (A Mighty Fortress..)
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1538
Arcadelt Madrigal- Il bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina- Pope Marcellus Mass
- The legend of Pope Marcellus Mass is that Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina wrote it to demonstrate that text can be intelligible within polyphonic music.
- The legend also states that Palestrina saved polyphonic music since the Council of Trent doubted texts' intelligibility within.
- The significance of Pope Marcellus Mass is that it still models counterpoint today. it is an example of complex polyphonic music.
- This work showcased the characteristics of Palestrina’s musical style.
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Victoria- Missa O magnum mysterium
- Written by Tomás Luis de Victoria.
- He wrote this parody mass based on his motet.
- The motet: O magnum mysterium was published in 1572.
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Period: to
Baroque Period
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Monteverdi's L’Orfeo
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First Public Concerts in England
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Johann Sebastian Bach's birth
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Period: to
Viennese Classical Period
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Handel's Messiah
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Johann Sebastian Bach's death