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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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Period: 990 to 1050
Guido of Arezzo’s Micrologus
The innovation of the Micrologus was the explanation/description of polyphony. -
Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
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Period: 1315 to 1375
Ars Nova Treatise
The Ars Nova allowed for innovation in rhythm and meter. -
Period: 1450 to
The Renaissance Period
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1485
Josquin’s motet: Ave Maria… virgo serena Motet
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1529
Martin Luther Chorale Ein feste burg
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1538
Aracedelt, ll Bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass
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1572
Victoria O Magnum Myterium
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Gabrieli Sonata pian’e forte
This was the first piece to include written dynamics and have instruments assigned to each part. -
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Baroque Era
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Monteverdi's L’Orfeo
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First Public Concerts in England
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JS Bach
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Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico
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Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie
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Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Haydn wrote 108 symphonies. He was from Austria and composed during the Classical Period. -
Handel's Messiah
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart wrote hundreds of compositions and was from Salzburg, Austria. -
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Viennese Classical Period
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Period: to
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
He was considered one of the best directors in Europe and was referred to as “Le Mozart de noir." -
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is an opera by W. A. Mozart that is based on Don Juan. -
Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"
The premier was march 23rd 1792.