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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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1026
Guido of Arezzo's Micrologus
The document's specific innovation included the use of an occursus, which is later named as a cadence. -
1098
Hildegard of Bingen
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1320
Ars Nova Treatise
Attributed to Philippe de Vitry, the Ars Nova treatise included examples of a musically unifying device called isorhythm. -
Period: 1450 to
Renaissance Period
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1529
Martin Luther Chorale Ein Feste Burg
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1538
Arcadelt Madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass
This piece's significance is the ideal style of counterpoint. It is used as a model for subsequent generations. -
Victoria Missa O Magnum Mysterium
The original motet, O Magnum Mysterium was written in 1572, but the parody mass, Missa O Magnum Mysterium, was written in 1592. -
Gabrieli Sonata Pian’e Forte
Written in Italy for a service at St. Mark's in Venice, this piece was the earliest known pieces of music to specify loud and soft passages in print. -
Period: to
Baroque Period
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Monteverdi's L’Orfeo
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First Public Concert's in England
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Died in 1750. -
Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico
This set of string concertos were used as a base and standard to evolve into what we know as concertos. -
Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie
Traité de l’harmonie is a revolutionary treatise written to teach readers about composing music based on the 12 tone music scale in both major and minor keys. -
Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier Volume 1
A collection of solo piano pieces that included a piece in each key, major and minor. It was written to demonstrate the feasibility of equal temperament and used as a guide for teaching his students. -
Period: to
Viennese Classical Period
The Classical era is stated to overlap the preceding Baroque and subsequent Romantic periods. -
Franz Joseph Haydn
Died in 1809. -
Handel's Messiah
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Died in 1791. -
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
After Joseph Bologne became the Music Director of Concert des Amateurs (1773-1781), it was stated to be one of the finest orchestras in Europe. US President John Adams called him “the most accomplished man in Europe”. -
Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"
The symphony was premiered in London on March 23, 1792. -
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor
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Schubert Erlkönig
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Paganini 24 Caprices Op.1
Composed in 1805, published in 1820 -
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Premiered at the Paris Conservatoire on December 5th, 1830 -
Frederic Chopin Mazurkas Op.7
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Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel Das Jahr
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk Souvenir de Porto Rico
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Bizet Carmen
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Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen
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Brahms' Symphony No.4
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Mahler Symphony No.1
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Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
No public performance took place during the composer's lifetime. -
Dvorak Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
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Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag (published)
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Jean Sibelius' Finlandia (premiere)
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Claude Debussy's Voiles” from Préludes Book 1
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Arnold Schönberg's Pierrot Lunaire
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Igor Stravinsky's Le sacre du Printemps (premiere)
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Arnold Schönberg's Piano Suite, Op.25
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Louis Armstrong's "Hotter Than That"
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George and Ira Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm" (published)
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Shostakovich Symphony No.5 premiere
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Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky
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Duke Ellington's Cottontail
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Olivier Messiaen's Quatuor pour le fine du temps
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Bela Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
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Copland Appalachian Spring
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John Cage's 4’33’’
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Edward Varese Poeme Electronique
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Miles Davis Kind of Blue
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George Crumb's Black Angels
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John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine
