History of Music

By Kwillard
  • Period: 750 BCE to 100

    Greek Period

  • Period: 300 to 1450

    Medieval Period

  • 1026

    Guido of Arezzo Writes Micrologus

  • Period: 1098 to 1179

    Hildegard of Bingen

  • 1320

    Ars Nova Treatise

    Introduced isorhythm —repeating rhythmic and melodic units (talea and color, respectively) within a piece of music.
  • Period: 1450 to

    Renaissance Period

  • 1529

    Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Martin Luther)

    German Chorale; the 'Reformation Anthem'
  • 1538

    Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno (Jacques Arcadelt)

    Italian Renaissance Madrigal
  • 1567

    Pope Marcellus Mass - Second Book of Masses, Palestrina

    As legend goes, this mass for six voices was composed to convince the Council of Trent that polyphonic settings could still be clearly understood and worshipful—thereby saving polyphonic music in the Catholic church.
  • 1570

    Victoria O Magnum Mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)

    Late Spanish Renaissance Motet
  • Period: to

    Baroque Period

  • Period: to

    Classical Period