Línea del tiempo de música

  • Epitaph of seikilos
    1 CE

    Epitaph of seikilos

    the epitaph of Seikilos is a musical inscription engraved on a marmol column in commemoration of Seikilos´ wife, Euterpe. It is the oldest complete melody ever found.
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    Gregorian chant

    type of plainchant, simple, monophonic, with music subordinated to the text used in the liturgy of the Catholic Church
  • Period: 992 to 1050

    Guido d' Arezzo

  • Period: 1098 to 1779 BCE

    Hildegard Bon Bingen

  • Period: 1135 to 1201

    Léonin

  • Period: 1135 to 1194

    Bernart de Ventadorn

  • Period: 1160 to 1230

    Perotín

  • Period: 1170 to 1310

    Ars Antiqua

    Refers to the music of late medieval.
  • Period: 1221 to 1284

    Alfonso X el sabio

  • Period: 1300 to 1450

    Ars Nova

    Is an expression due to the theorist Philippe de Vitry that designates the musical production , both french and italian, after the last works of the ars antiqua until the predominance of the Burgundian school.
  • Period: 1300 to 1377

    Guillaume de Machaut

  • Period: 1335 to 1397

    Francesco Landini

  • Period: 1400 to 1468

    Johanes Gutenberg

  • Period: 1468 to 1529

    Juan del Encina

  • Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546

    Martín Lutero

  • Period: 1500 to 1553

    Cristóbal de Morales

  • Period: Mar 30, 1510 to Mar 26, 1566

    Antonio de Cabezón

  • Period: Dec 17, 1525 to

    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

  • Period: 1532 to

    Orlando di Lasso

  • Period: 1533 to

    Andrea Gabrieli

  • Period: 1544 to

    Maddalena Casulana

  • Period: 1548 to

    Tomás Luis de Victoria

  • Period: 1557 to

    Giovanni Grabieli

  • Period: Mar 8, 1566 to

    Carlos Gesualdo

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    Giacomo Carissimi

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    Barbara Strozzi

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    Antonio Vivaldi

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    George Philipp Telemann

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    Georg Friedrich Händel

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    Johann Sebastián Bach

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    Gluck (1714–1787)

    Works: Orfeo ed Euridice
    Info: Reformed opera to make music serve the drama.
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    J. Haydn (1732–1809)

    Works: London Symphonies, The Creation
    Info: Father of the symphony and string quartet.
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    Mannheim School (c. 1740–1780)

    Works: Orchestral symphonies
    Info: Developed orchestral dynamics (crescendo).
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    W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)

    Works: The Magic Flute, Symphony No. 40
    Info: Genius of melody; wrote in all genres.
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    Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759–1824)

    Works: Piano concertos, songs
    Info: Blind pianist; promoted piano music.
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    Beethoven (1770–1827)

    Works: Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 9
    Info: Transition from Classical to Romantic.
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    Rossini (1792–1868)

    Works: The Barber of Seville
    Info: Fast, joyful Italian opera.
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    Schubert (1797–1828)

    Works: Ave Maria, Winterreise
    Info: Master of art songs (Lieder).
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    Berlioz (1803–1869)

    Works: Symphonie fantastique Info: Program music and orchestration.
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    Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

    Works: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
    Info: Elegant Romantic style.
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    Schumann (1810–1856)

    Works: Carnaval, Dichterliebe
    Info: Very emotional, poetic music.
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    Chopin (1810–1849)

    Works: Nocturnes, Études
    Info: Piano-focused, very expressive.
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    Liszt (1811–1886)

    Works: Hungarian Rhapsodies
    Info: Great virtuoso pianist.
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    Wagner (1813–1883)

    Works: The Ring Cycle
    Info: Leitmotifs and long music dramas.
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    Verdi (1813–1901)

    Works: La Traviata, Aida
    Info: Powerful drama and melody.
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    Clara Schumann (1819–1896)

    Works: Piano works, songs
    Info: Important pianist and composer.
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    Smetana (1824–1884)

    Works: The Moldau Info: Czech nationalism
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    Brahms (1833–1897)

    Works: Symphony No. 1, Hungarian Dances
    Info: Romantic but strict classical forms.
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    Mussorgsky (1839–1881)

    Works: Pictures at an Exhibition Info: Raw Russian realism.
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    Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

    Works: Swan Lake, Symphony No. 6 Info: Emotional melodies and ballets.
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    Dvořák (1841–1904)

    Works: New World Symphony Info: Folk-inspired melodies.
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    Grieg (1843–1907)

    Works: Peer Gynt Info: Norwegian folk influence.
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    Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)

    Works: Scheherazade Info: Brilliant orchestration.
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    Puccini (1858–1924)

    Works: La Bohème, Madama Butterfly
    Info: Emotional, realistic opera.
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    Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)

    Works: Symphony No. 5
    Info: Huge symphonies, deep emotion.
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    Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)

    Works: Lieder based on poetry
    Info: Intense word–music connection.
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    Debussy (1862–1918)

    Works: Clair de Lune Info: Impressionism, atmosphere.
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    Sibelius (1865–1957)

    Works: Finlandia Info: Nordic sound and nationalism.
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    Schönberg (1874–1951)

    Works: Pierrot Lunaire Info: Atonality, 12-tone system.
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    Ravel (1875–1937)

    Works: Boléro Info: Precise orchestration.
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    Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)

    Works: The Three-Cornered Hat Info: Spanish nationalism.
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    Bartók (1881–1945)

    Works: Concerto for Orchestra Info: Folk music + modernism.
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    Joaquín Turina (1882–1949)

    Works: Danzas fantásticas Info: Andalusian style.
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    Stravinsky (1882–1971)

    Works: The Rite of Spring Info: Rhythm and innovation.
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    Kodály (1882–1967)

    Works: Háry János Info: Folk music and education.
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    Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)

    Works: Bachianas Brasileiras Info: Brazilian folk + classical.
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    Gershwin (1898–1937)

    Works: Rhapsody in Blue Info: Classical music mixed with jazz.
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    Messiaen (1908–1992)

    Works: Quartet for the End of Time
    Info: Religion and complex rhythms.
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    Pierre Schaeffer (1910–1995)

    Works: Musique concrète pieces Info: Pioneer of electronic music.
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    John Cage (1912–1992)

    Works: 4’33” Info: Silence and chance music.