Baroque music and American history timeline

By Hornwe
  • Baroque Era begins

    Baroque Era begins

    J.S Bach begins the baroque era and opens up a new range of music
  • Death of Elizabeth 1

    Death of Elizabeth 1

    Elizabeth 1 dies and is the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty
  • L’Orfeo is made

    L’Orfeo is made

    L’Orfeo is made and is about the story of Orpheus. Where a guys girl gets bitten by a snake and dies. He then goes to the underworld and gets her
  • Establishment of Jamestown

    Establishment of Jamestown

    Jamestown is established as the first permanent settlement in the Americas
  • Claudio Monteverdi composed L’Orfeo

    Claudio Monteverdi composed L’Orfeo

    Monterverdi makes the story of Orpheus ad presents it to an audience.
  • Slavery

    Slavery

    Slavery begins in Virginia
  • Arrival of pilgrims

    Arrival of pilgrims

    The pilgrims arrive on the mayflower after a 66 day voyage
  • Harvard College

    Harvard College

    Harvard college is founded. It is the oldest higher education institution in the U.S.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Claudio Monteverdi

    In Venice, Italy, Claudio Monteverdi dies and leaves behind a great legacy
  • Salem witch trials

    Salem witch trials

    The Salem witch trials begin. More than 200 women are accused of practicing witchcraft
  • Clarinet is invented

    Clarinet is invented

    The Clarinet is invented by Johann Christoph by modifying the chalumeau
  • J.S Bach composes

    J.S Bach composes

    J.S. Bach composes and presents his Brandenburg concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schewdt