History of Music

  • 476

    Begin Middle Age

  • Battle of Covadonga
    722

    Battle of Covadonga

  • Birth of musical notation
    800

    Birth of musical notation

  • Period: 1001 to 1201

    Used the Four Line Stave

  • Creation of the first university
    1088

    Creation of the first university

    The first university was University of Bolonia.
  • Period: 1163 to 1345

    Creation of the cathedral Notre Dame of París.

  • Period: 1378 to 1417

    Western Schism

  • 1453

    Begin Renaissance

    Fall of the Byzantine Empire
  • Sixto IV was named Pope in Rome
    1471

    Sixto IV was named Pope in Rome

    His secular name was Francesco Della Rovere, and was given the nickname Doctor acutissimus
  • 1492

    End Middle Age

    Discovery of America
  • Discovery of America
    1492

    Discovery of America

    Christopher Columbus discovered America and brought multiple things from there.
  • Invention of music printing
    1501

    Invention of music printing

    Spreading music was an easier task thanks to this. It was invented by Petrucci
  • Period: 1501 to 1504

    David the marble sculpture was created

    It was made by Miguel Ángel Buonarroti commissioned by the Opera del Duomo of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.
  • Period: 1524 to 1525

    German Peasants War

    This was an uprising or revolt of the peasants in the Holy Roman Empire
  • Period: 1566 to

    Carlo Gesualdo

    He developed intensely expressive madrigals and pieces of sacred music with a chromaticism that will not be heard again until the end of the 19th century.
  • Begin Baroque

    It began in the 17th century
  • Don Quijote de la Mancha is published

    Don Quijote de la Mancha is published

    This was the most outstanding work of spanish literature.
  • Period: to

    The 30 years war

    This war was initially a politico-religious conflict, but at the end they dragged the major European powers.
  • Creation of the first public opera

    Creation of the first public opera

    Teatro di San Cassiano in Venice
  • Period: to

    Antonio Vivaldi

    He was one of the most important composers in the Baroque
  • Death of Carlos II

    Death of Carlos II

    This king died without children.
  • Period: to

    The construction of El Palacio de Ludwigsburg

    This was were the king of Württemberg lived, this place was in Germany.
  • Begin Classical Period

    Is influenced by the ideas of the Renaissance.
  • Period: to

    Gallant Music

    This refers to a style of domestic and bourgeois character
  • Death of Felipe V

    Death of Felipe V

    His son Luis I died prematurely in 1724
  • End Baroque

    It ended in the first half of the 18th century. Furthermore, it ended because of the death of Johan Sebastian Bach
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

    Is the process of economic, social and technological transformation that began in the second half of the 18th century
  • Period: to

    Construction of El Museo del Prado

    Is one of the most important in the world, as well as one of the most visited, and is considered the most important cultural institution in Spain.
  • End Renaissance

    French Revolution
  • Death of Joseph Haydn

    Death of Joseph Haydn

    He is one of the greatest representatives of the Classic period, as well as being known as the "father of the symphony" and the "father of the string quartet" thanks to his important contributions to both genres.
  • The birth of Charles Dickens

    The birth of Charles Dickens

    He was an English author, he created some of the best known fictional characters in the world.
  • End Classical Period

    A few years later Beethoven died.
  • Revolution of 1820

    Revolution of 1820

    The revolutions of 1820 arose as a reaction to the Restoration that took place as a consequence of the defeat of revolutionary France.
  • Begin Romanticism

    Begin Romanticism

    It started because of a cultural movement revolutionary reaction against the Enlightenment and Neoclassicism, giving priority to feelings.
  • Eugène Fromentin was born

    Eugène Fromentin was born

    Eugène Fromentin was a French painter and writer.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

    Is the process of economic, social and technological transformation that began in the second half of the 18th century.
  • Death of Napoleon Bonaparte

    Death of Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon I Bonaparte was a French soldier and statesman, republican general during the French Revolution and the Directory, and architect of the brumaire 18th coup d'état that made him first consul of the Republic on November 11, 1799.
  • La Campanella was written by Franz Liszt

    La Campanella was written by Franz Liszt

    La Campanella is a study for piano composed by the pianist and composer Franz Liszt. It is Study No. 3 of Paganini's Grandes Études and is written in the key of G sharp minor.
  • Period: to

    Construction of the British Parliament

    It is bicameral, including an Upper House, called the House of Lords, and a Lower House, called the House of Commons.
  • Period: to

    Piotr Ilich Chaikovski.

    He was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He is the author of some of the most famous works of classical music.
  • Begin 20th Century

    It started because of a series of events.
  • Period: to

    Cubism

    It was an artistic movement, created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. It is an essential trend, since gives rise to the rest of the European avant-gardes.
  • End of the Romanticism

    End of the Romanticism

    It ended because it began to give way to new literary movements.
  • Period: to

    John Cage

    He was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A pioneer of random music, electronic music, and the non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures leading figures of the post-war avant garde.
  • First World War

    But the immediate cause of the outbreak of the war was the assassination (June 1914) in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown. The Austro-Hungarian government declared war on Serbia, which was supported by Russia.
  • Period: to

    Second World War

    Germany then invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, starting World War II in Europe.
  • End of futurism

    It had a short existence. It ended with the death of Marinetti.
  • Les Miserables first London performance

    The first performance of Les Miserables at London's West End. Les Miserables would go on to be the longest running musical in the West End, and second-longest in the world.
  • End 20th Century

    It ended because of the great social transformations