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Period: 476 to 1492
the middle ages
It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. -
Period: 476 to 1520
Beginning of the middle ages
The division of the roman empire. -
500
Creation of the universities
The first true university in the West was founded at Bologna late in the 11th century. It became noted for its teaching of theology. -
Period: 500 to 1400
Feudalism
The nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles. -
1000
Trobadours
Were educated artists, poets or musicians, in some cases, from the noble families. -
1000
Music notation
In music theory, musical notation is a series of symbols and markings that inform musicians how to perform a composition. -
1054
Eastern schism
Is the separation of the pope and the Christianity of the West, of the Christianity of the East and its patriarchs. -
Period: 1170 to 1310
Ars antiqua
During Ars Antiqua (12th and 13th centuries), the first form of polyphony was developed: the organum. -
1200
Jongleurs
Were musicians and actors from poor families who played songs composed by troubadours. -
1200
Five-line stave began to be used
The standard five-line staff appeared in about 1200 in polyphonic music. Some 16th-century keyboard music used staves of more lines. -
Period: 1310 to 1370
Ars nova
As the middle class flourished, the popularity of the Church began to decline. Secular music became more important than religious music. -
1400
The five-line stave became the normal stave
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Period: 1453 to
The renaissance
The Modern period started with the fall of the Byzantine empire in 1453, and ended with the French Revolution in 1789. -
1454
Lived a recovery
After de economic crisis and the catastrophes, the experienced a recovery. -
Period: 1479 to 1504
Reign of the catholic king
Catholic king is the name given to the Queen Isabel I of Castile and King Fernando II of Aragon. -
1492
End middle ages
Discovery of america. -
Period: 1500 to 1520
Quattrocento
Characterized by anthropocentrism, the rebirth of Antiquity and the support of patrons. -
1521
Dead of Josquin de Prés
He was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, considered the most famous European Renaissance composer. -
Period: 1543 to
William Byrd
Most famous english organist and composer of the Late Renaissance, who is best known for his development of the English madrigal. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter- Reformation
In Italy, the meeting of the Council of Trent and the beginning of the Counter- Reformation. -
1556
Philip II and hegemony
In Spain, the accession to the throne of Philip II and the beginning of Spanish hegemony (which would last until the Thirty Years War). -
Period: 1564 to
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. -
Beginning of the Baroque
Pessimistic view of life and the importance of feelings. -
Don Quixote of La Mancha
That deals with the condition and exercise of the famous and brave nobleman Don Quixote de La Mancha. -
Death of Tomás Luis of Victoria
He was a Catholic priest, chapelmaster and famous polyphonist composer of the Spanish Renaissance. -
"El mágico prodigioso"
"El mágico prodigioso" is a drama by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. -
Period: to
English Revolution
It extends from the end of the reign of Charles I of England, through the British Republic and Oliver Cromwell's English Protectorate and ends with the Glorious Revolution. -
Period: to
Joann Sebastian Bach
He was a German composer, organist, haspsichordist, conductor, violinist , singer and teacher of the Baroque period. -
Period: to
Joann Sebastian Bach
He was a German composer, organist, haspsichordist, conductor, violinist, singer and teacher of the Baroque period. -
The Four Seasons
It was a group of four concertos for violin and the orchestra by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. -
End of the Baroque
The death of Johann Sebastian Bach. -
Period: to
William Blake
William Blake was a British poet, painter, and printmaker. Although he remained largely unknown during his lifetime, Blake's work is held in high esteem today. -
Period: to
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was an American statesman, the seventh president of the United States. Jackson was born at the end of the colonial era somewhere on the still unmarked border of North Carolina and South Carolina. -
End of the Renaissance.
Ended with the French revolution. -
Period: to
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German Romantic composer, conductor, poet, essayist, playwright, and music theorist. -
The Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars, also called the Coalition Wars, were a series of wars that took place during the time Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte ruled France. -
Beginning of the Romantic period.
Romanticism, attitude or intellectual orientation that characterized many works of literature, painting, music etc. -
The Raven
The Raven is a narrative poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. It constitutes his most famous poetic composition, since it gave him international recognition. -
La Campanella
La Campanella is a study for piano composed by the pianist and composer Franz Liszt. -
End of the Romanticism period
The English Romantic Period ended with the coronation of Queen Victoria. -
Beginning of the 20th century
The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era . -
Period: to
John Cage
John Cage was an American composer, music theorist, artist and philosopher. Pioneer of random music, of electronic music. -
Period: to
First World War
World War I was one of the greatest watersheds of the 20th century geopolitical history. It led to fall of four great imperial dynasties -
Period: to
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas was a British poet, short writer and playwright. Famous for being a bohemian. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. -
End of the Romanticism period
The English Romantic Period ended with the coronation of Queen Victoria. -
The Second Coming
The Second Coming is a poem written by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats. -
Etudes Australes
Etudes Australes is a set of solo piano studies by John Cage, composed in 1974-1975 for Grete Sultan. -
End of the 20th century
The end of the Twentieth Century is a monumental installation by the German artist Joseph Beuys from 1983, at the Hamburger Bahnhof.