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Period: 500 to 1400
Medieval Period
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1098
Hildegard of Bingen
- Born in 1098 and died in 1179, Hildegard of Bingen is one of the most prominent musical figures from middle ages.
- Hildegard was also a botanist, zoologist, pharmacologist, theologist, preacher, and religious visionary.
- Hildegard's monophonic chants have survived more than any other single figure during the middle ages.
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1300
Guillaume De Machaut
- Guillaume de Machaut was born in 1300 and died in 1377
- Most renowned poet and musician of the age (Mid- 14th Century)
- Almost all of his music survives
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1397
Guillaume du Faye
- Guillaume du Faye born in 1397 and died in 1474
- Composed a motet, Nuper rosarum flores, to celebrate the completion of Filippo Brunelleschi's Florence Cathedral
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Period: 1400 to
Renaissance Period
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1543
William Byrd
- William Byrd was born in 1543 and died in 1623
- Byrd wrote motets for the Anglican Church
- Versatile composer
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Period: to
Baroque Period
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Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 and died in 1750
- In his youth, Bach studied music, the humanities, and theology
- Bach wrote a great deal of instrumental music
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Domenico Scarlatti
- Domenico Scarlatti was born in 1685 and died in 1757
- Composed 555 keyboard sonatas
- Was born in the same year as J.S. Bach and George Frideric Handel
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Joseph Haydn
- Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 and died in 1809
- Haydn was a prolific composer
- Composed symphonies, string quartets, piano sonatas, and oratorios
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Period: to
Classical Period
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 and died in 1827
- His most famous compositions are Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op.67, Symphony No. 7 in A Major Op. 92, and Symphony No. 9 in D minor
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Period: to
Romantic Period
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Hector Berlioz
- Hector Berlioz was born in 1803 and died in 1869
- Berlioz is known for his Symphony Fantastique
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Frederic Chopin
- Frederic Chopin was born in 1810 and died in 1849
- Chopin is know for his solo pieces for piano