Middle Ages/Renaissance

  • Fall of Rome
    476

    Fall of Rome

    The beginning of the Medieval period.
  • Period: 476 to 1450

    Medieval Period

  • Dissemination of Christianity
    600

    Dissemination of Christianity

    Christianity and chant spread through Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
  • Pope Gregory
    715

    Pope Gregory

    The Roman dialect of chants was reorganized and catalogued when Pope Gregory ruled.
  • Early Polyphony
    850

    Early Polyphony

    Polyphony and notation began to emerge
  • Period: 850 to 1150

    Romanesque Period

  • Guido d' Arezzo
    991

    Guido d' Arezzo

    Credited with inventing the staff
  • Hildegard von Bingen Born
    1098

    Hildegard von Bingen Born

    Famous for her prophetic powers and revelations.
  • Leonin Born
    1150

    Leonin Born

    Cantor at the Cathedral of Notre Dame
  • Period: 1150 to 1450

    Gothic Period

  • Raimbaut de Vaqueiras Born
    1155

    Raimbaut de Vaqueiras Born

    Wrote at least 35 poems and 7 still exist with music
  • Hildegard von Bingen Dies
    1179

    Hildegard von Bingen Dies

    Religious poet and wrote liturgical dramas.
  • Perotin
    1200

    Perotin

    Studied under Leonin
  • Genre of Motet
    1200

    Genre of Motet

    More text than music. Witten in French, Latin, or both
  • Leonin Dies
    1201

    Leonin Dies

  • Raimbaut de Vaqueiras Dies
    1207

    Raimbaut de Vaqueiras Dies

    Dies in battle serving his patron.
  • Philippe de Vitry Born
    1291

    Philippe de Vitry Born

    First composer of the Ars Nova.
  • Guillaume de Machaut Born
    1300

    Guillaume de Machaut Born

    The most famous composer of his time.
  • Ars Nova Notandi
    1322

    Ars Nova Notandi

    The New Art of Notes
  • Francesco Landini Born
    1325

    Francesco Landini Born

    Most famous Italian composer of the 14th century.
  • Bubonic Plauge
    1340

    Bubonic Plauge

    Also known as "The Black Death." Killed over 75 million people.
  • Philippe de Vitry Dies
    1361

    Philippe de Vitry Dies

  • Guillaume de Machaut Dies
    1377

    Guillaume de Machaut Dies

    Lived a long life because he worked in the church.
  • John Dunstable Born
    1390

    John Dunstable Born

    Used a lot of 3rd and 6th harmonies which let to what we know as triadic music.
  • Francesco Landini Dies
    1397

    Francesco Landini Dies

    Landini was also famously blind.
  • Johannes Ockeghem Born
    1420

    Johannes Ockeghem Born

  • Period: 1430 to

    Renaissance

    Rebirth. Major changes in art, science, and religion.
  • Josquin des Prez Born
    1450

    Josquin des Prez Born

    Most revered Renaissance Composer.
  • Leonardo Da Vinci Birth
    1452

    Leonardo Da Vinci Birth

    One of the most influential artists, scientists, and composers of the Renaissance.
  • John Dunstable Dies
    1453

    John Dunstable Dies

  • Adrian Willaert Born
    1490

    Adrian Willaert Born

    Father of Text expression.
  • Leonardo Da Vinci Death
    1519

    Leonardo Da Vinci Death

    Actually composed a piece of music hidden in the last supper.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli Born
    1557

    Giovanni Gabrieli Born

    The leading composer of instrumental ensemble music and polychoral works in the late Renaissance.
  • Shakespeare Born
    1564

    Shakespeare Born

    Had many Renaissance style songs composed for his plays.
  • "Fair Phyllis" by John Farmer

    "Fair Phyllis" by John Farmer

    4 solo voices. Uses "word painting"
  • Shakespeare Dies

    Shakespeare Dies