Brief History of Music

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  • Jan 12, 850

    Western Music. YEEEE_HAWWW!

    Western music begins to move from monophony to polyphony with the vocal parts in church music moving in parallel intervals.
  • Jan 1, 1180

    "Singers Aabout Love". Okay...

    Troubadours appear in Germany and call themselves minnesingers, “singers about love.”
  • Jan 1, 1430

    Let's jump fpward a couple hundred years...

    The Renaissance begins. This rebirth favors the simplistic virtues of Greek and Roman Classic styles, moves from polyphony to one harmonized melody and sees the increased importance and popularity of secular music. Josquin Desprez, often called the Prince of Music, is a leading composer of the Renaissance. He worked for ducal courts in Italy and France, at the Sistine Chapel and for kings Louis XI and Louis XII.
  • May 25, 1430

    The Renissance begins

    The Renaissance begins. This rebirth favors the simplistic virtues of Greek and Roman Classic styles, moves from polyphony to one harmonized melody and sees the increased importance and popularity of secular music. Josquin Desprez, often called the Prince of Music, is a leading composer of the Renaissance. He worked for ducal courts in Italy and France, at the Sistine Chapel and for kings Louis XI and Louis XII.

  • The Four Seasons

    Vivaldi writes The Four Seasons.

  • Blues and Jazz

    The slave trade introduces West African rhythms, work songs, chants and spirituals to America, which strongly influence blues and jazz.

  • Let's go foward a couple hundred years

    Jean Sibelius's Finlandia premieres in Helsinki.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Igor Stravinsky completes The Firebird for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Stravinsky will become one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.

  • Okay... A entire Century...

    Vinyl records continue to make a strong comeback. While CD sales decline 14.5% and digital sales decline 2%, vinyl sales increase 33.5% for the year. According to Nielsen SoundScan, for the sixth consecutive year, the music industry sees an increase in vinyl sales. In fact, more vinyl albums are purchased in 2013 than any other year since Nielsen SoundScan started keeping score.

  • When it All Began

    When it All Began
    Music first began in 4000 BCE with the Egyptians making harps and flutes. Then by 3500 BCE lyres, double-reed clarinets were developed.