Music Eras and Composers By agoldberg Period: Jan 1, 1150 to Dec 31, 1400 Medieval Era Religious/secular music Sometimes dance music Troubadours and Trouveres Medieval Era Sep 17, 1179 Hildegard von Bingen Hildegard von Bingen Jan 1, 1300 Guilliaume de Machaut Guilliaume de Machaut Aug 5, 1397 Guillaume Dufay Guillaume Dufay Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1600 Renaissance Era Age of curiosity, individualism, and humanism Motet More harmonies Renaissance Era Aug 27, 1455 Josquin des Prez Josquin des Prez May 15, 1567 Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Dec 31, 1750 Baroque Era Contrast is huge Melody and harmony Basso continuo, different instrumental sounds Baroque Era Nov 28, 1642 Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully Sep 10, 1659 Henry Purcell Henry Purcell Mar 4, 1678 Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi Feb 23, 1685 George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel Mar 31, 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Mar 31, 1732 Joseph Haydn Joseph Haydn Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Dec 31, 1800 Classical Era Chamber music Concertos Symphonies and dynamic contrast Classical Era Jan 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dec 17, 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Jan 1, 1797 Franz Schubert Franz Schubert Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 31, 1900 Romantic Era Larger orchestras, emotion, longer pieces, dynamics Romantic Era Dec 22, 1858 Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Aug 22, 1862 Claude Debussy Claude Debussy May 7, 1883 Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Dec 31, 2016 20th/21st Centuries No rules! Modern Era Sep 25, 1906 Dmitri Schostakovich Dmitri Schostakovich Dec 10, 1908 Oliver Messiaen Oliver Messiaen Sep 5, 1912 John Cage John Cage Feb 8, 1932 John Williams John Williams Jan 31, 1937 Philip Glass Philip Glass
