Music History

By Brandon Lewis
  • Period: 500 to 1450

    The Medieval Period

  • Period: 1025 to 1028

    Solmization System Creation and Proposal

  • Period: 1098 to 1179

    Hildegard of Bingen

  • 1320

    Ars Nova Treatise

    Ars Nova Treatise was a treatise written in 1320 by the composer Philippe de Vitry. It described the experimental music style of the 14th century, prioritizing expression over tradition.
  • Period: 1450 to

    The Renaissance

  • 1529

    Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress)

  • 1539

    Il bianco e dolce cigno

  • 1567

    Pope Marcellus Mass

    Written by Palestrina, the Pope Marcellus Mass is still used as an ideal example of counterpoint.

  • Missa O magnum Mysterium

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    The Baroque period

  • Monteverdi's L’Orfeo

  • Period: to

    JS Bach

  • First Public Concerts in England

  • Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico

    Being Vivaldi's first concerto collection in print, L’Estro Armonico greatly influenced the development of the concerto form.

  • Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie

    Published in Paris by Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Ballard, this treatise was one of the foundational works in the Western understanding of music theory.

  • The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1

    The Well-Tempered Clavier contains highly influential works in all 24 major and minor keys. It was
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    Franz Joseph Haydn

  • Handel's Messiah

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • Period: to

    Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges was the first black director of Concerts des AmateursConcerts des Amateurs from 1773 until it disbanded in 1781.
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    Viennese Classical Period

  • Mozart's Don Giovanni

  • Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"