Music History

  • 1500 BCE

    Harp

    Harp
    Harp, stringed instrument in which the resonator, or belly, is perpendicular, or nearly so, to the plane of the strings. Each string produces one note, the gradation of string length from short to long corresponding to that from high to low pitch. The resonator is usually of wood or skin. In arched, or bow-shaped, harps the neck extends from and forms a curve with the body. In angular harps, body and neck form an angle.
  • 900

    fiddle

    fiddle
    Fiddle, medieval European bowed, stringed musical instrument. The medieval fiddle, a forerunner of the violin, emerged in 10th-century Europe, possibly deriving from the lira, a Byzantine version of the rabāb, an Arab bowed instrument.
  • 1299

    Gittern

    Gittern
    Gittern, either of two medieval stringed musical instruments, the guitarra latina and the guitarra morisca. The latter was also known as the guitarra saracenica.The guitarra latina, an ancestor of the modern guitar, usually had four strings and was plucked with a plectrum
  • 1499

    trombone

    trombone
    Trombone, brass wind musical instrument sounded by lip vibration against a cup mouthpiece. It has an extendable slide that can increase the length of the instrument’s tubing. The slide thus performs the function of the valves on other brass instruments. From the 19th century, some trombones have been made with valves, but their use was never universal.
  • Guitar

    Guitar
    Guitar,a string plucked instrument that originates from Spain.The guitar originally had four courses of strings, three double, the top course single, that ran from a violin-like peg-box. From the 16th to the 19th century several changes occurred in the instrument. A fifth course of strings was added before 1600; by the late 18th century a sixth course was added.
  • Flute

    Flute
    The characteristic flute of Western music is the transverse flute held sideways to the right of the player. It was known in ancient Greece and Etruria by the 2nd century BCE and was next recorded in India, then China and Japan, where it remains a leading wind instrument. In the 16th century the tenor flute, pitched in G, was played in consort with descant and bass flutes (pitched in D and C respectively).
  • Violin

    Violin
    Violin, bowed stringed musical instrument that evolved during the Renaissance from earlier bowed instruments: the medieval fiddle; its 16th-century Italian offshoot, the lira da braccio; and the rebec. The violin is probably the best known and most widely distributed musical instrument in the world.Like its predecessors but unlike its cousin the viol, the violin has a fretless fingerboard.
  • Les Toredors

    Les Toredors
    The Toreador Song, also known as the Toreador March is the popular name for the aria "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" ("I toast you"), from the French opera Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. It is sung by the bullfighter . I like this song because it became Iconic in my favorite game Five Nights At Freddy's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR29NyCskDc
  • Trumpet

    Trumpet
    Trumpet, brass wind musical instrument sounded by lip vibration against a cup mouthpiece. Ethnologists and ethno-musicologists use the word trumpet for any lip-vibrated instrument, whether of horn, conch, reed, or wood, with a horn or gourd bell, as well as for the Western brass instrument. The technical distinction between trumpet and horn is that one-third of the tube length of a trumpet is conical and two-thirds is cylindrical, while the horn’s tube is the opposite.
  • Harmonica

    Harmonica
    Christian Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin is said to have invented the harmonica in 1821. A German manufacturer, Matthias Hohner, began mass-producing harmonicas late in the 19th century and shipping most of them to the United States. Most harmonicas have been small and inexpensive, which helped to make the instrument popular. Notable players include the classical and pop musician Larry Adler, the Belgian jazz musician Jean “Toots” Thielemans.
  • Tubas

    Tubas
    Tuba, deep-pitched brass wind instrument with valves and wide conical bore. The word tuba originally was the name of a straight-built Roman trumpet and was the medieval Latin word for trumpet. Valved bass brass instruments for bands are mentioned as early as 1829, but little is now known about them.
  • Banjo

    Banjo
    Banjo, stringed musical instrument of African origin, popularized in the United States by slaves in the 19th century, then exported to Europe. Several African stringed instruments have similar names—e.g., bania, banju. The banjo has a tambourine-like body with a hoop and a screw that secure the vellum belly to the frame. Screw stretchers are used to vary the tension of the belly.
  • cajon

    cajon
    A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks. Cajóns are primarily played in Afro-Peruvian music , but have made their way into flamenco as well. The term cajón is also applied to other box drums used in Latin American music, such as the Cuban cajón de rumba and the Mexican cajón de tapeo. Cajon also means box in spanish.
  • Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley
    Jailhouse Rock" is a rock and roll song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the film of the same name. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, as the first single from the film's soundtrack EP. It reached the top of the charts in the U.S. and the top 10 in several other countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpsUOOfb-vE . I like this song because of Elvis Presley's vocals, I think they are very cool.
  • Help-Beatles

    Help-Beatles
    Help! is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles "Help!" and "Ticket to Ride", appeared in the film and take up the first side of the vinyl album. I like this song because it is very classical and has a good style combination with the guitar and vocal tone. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q_ZzBGPdqE&
  • I was Made for loving you-KISS

    I was Made for loving you-KISS
    I Was Made for Lovin' You draws heavily from the disco style that was popular in late-1970s United States. According to legend, the members of the band were in conflict with their producers, who wanted the band to shift to a more commercial sound. The story goes that the song's demo was completed in mere hours after the bet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhIsAZO5gl0 .I like the rock in this song and the vocals are very unique to a typical rock artist/band
  • Running with devil-Van Halen

    Running with devil-Van Halen
    This song was composed in 1978 and was inspired by a song named "Running from the devil" by the Ohio Players.Running with the Devil became a debut sensation for Van Halen and became the 9th best hard rock song of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5txwFv-zYM
    I like this song and find it unique in its guitar riff and the 2nd hand vocals.
  • Beat it- Micheal Jackson

    Beat it- Micheal Jackson
    Micheal jackson and his studio group composed a super hit album that contained many of his greatest all time hits.Beat it was his second biggest hit of all time, right behind Billie Jean,Beat it was Micheal Jackson most unique song for having a full contribute with rock style.This was also famous contribution from Eddie Van Halen, playing his famous Guitar riff to soon become.
  • Everybody wants to Rule the World

    Everybody wants to Rule the World
    Tears for fears is a song that became extremely Iconic in the 80s and one of the most well-known from that generation,it is a song made by Tears for Fears.An international success, the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox. It was certified gold by both Music Canada (MC) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrospectively, music critics have praised this song.What I like about this song is it's unique keyboard tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCdLKXNF3w
  • Bed of Roses-Bon Jovi

    Bed of Roses-Bon Jovi
    "Bed of Roses" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, first appearing on their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith (1992), then released as a single on January 11, 1993 by Mercury and Jambco. Jon Bon Jovi wrote the song in a hotel room while suffering from a hangover and the lyrics reflect his feelings at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvR60Wg9R7Q . I like this song because its a good combination of romance and rock, it mixes up pretty well.
  • Its my life- Bon Jovi

    Its my life- Bon Jovi
    It's My Life is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on May 8, 2000, as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Crush (2000). It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Max Martin, and co-produced by Luke Ebbin. The song peaked at number one in Austria and soon in other countries as well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vx2u5uUu3DE. The reason I enjoy this song is because it motivates you and is a really enjoyable song in my opinion.
  • Believer- Imagine Dragons

    Believer was made by Imagine Dragons. The song was released on February 1, 2017, through Interscope Records and Kidinakorner as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Evolve (2017).[3] It was written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Justin Tranter, Jamie marcel and its producers Mattman & Robin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtfhZwyrcc
    This song is cool and enjoyable in today's generation. Growing up it was much more enjoyable than it is now for me.