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The Middle Ages began when the Western Roman Empire fell -
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, a Roman senator and official, is imprisoned by King Theodoric the Great. As he awaits his trial, Boethius writes this philosophical treatise, which examines various questions, including why bad things happen to good people. It has since become a major work of philosophy.
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It is an early form of counterpoint, which eventually led to polyphony. This type of song had a plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony. There is no real independent second voice, so, it is not yet considered polyphony. -
begining of the Reing of charlemagne -
At the Battle of Hastings, Duke William of Normandy defeats Harold Godwinson and establishes his rule over England. -
the age of the Goliards. The Goliards were a group of clergy who wrote satirical Latin poetry to mock the church. Some known Goliards were Peter of Blois and Walter of Chatillon.
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A new architectural style that would flourish in medieval Europe, it has its beginnings with the work done by French abbot Suger and his work on the Basilica of St Denis in Paris. -
from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art
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The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or simply the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa
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The lifetime of Guillaume Dufay, a French and Flemish composer, popular as a leading composer of the early Renaissance. He is known for his church music and secular songs. One of his compositions, "Nuper Rosarum Flores" was written for the consecration of Florence's great cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo) in 1436.
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Johannes Gutenberg published the Gutenberg Bible, using a new printing press technology that would revolutionize European literacy.
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The end of this period was with the discovery of America -
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Last Supper. -
Julius II was appointed pope, bringing in the start of the Roman Golden Age -
Protestant Reformation sparked by Martin Luther. Significant changes occurred to church music such as the introduction of a chorale. It was also the period when the Psalms of the Bible were translated into French and then set to music.