History of Music

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Dec 31, 1500

    Early Music

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Renaissance Period

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    Baroque Period

    Genre Identification features:
    -Contrast as a dramatic element
    -Monody and the advent of the basso continuo. Monody is a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment.
    -Varied pitch
    -The Harpsichord
    -Little (if any) information about elements like articulation, ornamentation or dynamics
    -Finger vibrato is a musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch.
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    Henry Purcell

    Famous Baroque composer, most famous pieces include:
    -Dido and Aeneas
    -The Fairy Queen
    -King Arthur
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    Antoni Vivaldi

    Famous Baroque composer, most famous pieces include:
    -The Four Seasons
    -Gloria
    -Magnificat
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    George Frideric Handel

    Famous Baroque composer, most famous pieces include:
    -Messiah HWV 56
    -Water music
    -Rinaldo
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    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Famous Baroque composer, most famous pieces include:
    -Ave Maria
    -The Well-Tempered Clavier
    -Ein Fester Burg ist unser Gott
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    Classical Period

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    Romantic Period

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    Impressionism

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams is born

    Ralph Vaughan Williams is born
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    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Ralph Vaughan Williams was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over nearly fifty years. He was born and raised in Down Ampney located in the Cotswold district in Gloucestershire, England.
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    20th Century Music

  • Wenlock Edge composed

    Wenlock Edge composed
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams died

    Ralph Vaughan Williams died
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    Jimmy Alderson lifespan

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