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1400
Rarpsicord
String family, Italy, https://www.britannica.com/art/harpsichord -
Period: 1400 to
Renaissance
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1410
Johannes Ockeghem. Composer and singer
died 1497. born in saint-ghislain, hainaut. obrecht and Joaquin. missa prolationium and the chanson fors seulement. http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/composers/ockeghem.html -
1450
Sackbut
modern tenor slide trombone, Burgundy, aslabs.case.edu/medren/renaissance-instruments/sackbut-renaissance/ -
1470
Lute
String instrument & lute family, ancient Mesopotamia, https://lutesocietyofamerica.org/about/instruments/lute/ -
1490
Johv taverner. English compose
Died 1545, born in United Kingdom, orthodox theology and liturgical traditions. song for athene, the protecting veil, and end of my days. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/1567/John-Tavener/ -
1505
Thomas tallis. English composer
died 1585, born in Kent UK, the music of his faith, Spem in alium. https://study.com/academy/lesson/composer-thomas-tallis-biography-music.html -
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1542
Harp
string family, Ancient Egypt, elivreetlaharpe.com/en/the-history-of-the-harp/ -
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Italian composer
Died: February 2, 1594. born in Palestrina, Italy. Guillaume Dufay and Josquin des Prez. Missa Papae Marcelli. https://www.sfcv.org/learn/composer-gallery/giovanni-pierluigi-da-palestrina -
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Period: to
Baroque
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Arcangelo Corelli. Italian composer
Died: January 8, 1713. born in Fusignano, Italy. Tartini, Couperin, Handel and Telemann. sonatas da chiesa and da camera.https://earlymusicseattle.org/arcangelo-corelli/ -
Antonio Vivaldi. Italian composer
died July 28, 174. born in Venice, Italy. Giovanni Battista Vivaldi. Orlando furioso, Flute Concertos, Stabat Mater. https://www.classicfm.com/composers/vivaldi/ -
Johann Sebastian Bach. German composer
July 28, 1750. born in Eisenach, Germany. Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Pachelbel, Dieterich Buxtehude and Johann Caspar Kerll. Brandenburg Concertos, B Minor Mass, St. Matthew Passion. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Sebastian-Bach -
George Frideric Handel. German-British composer
died April 14, 1759. born in Halle (Saale), Germany. Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti. Water Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749). https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Frideric-Handel -
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Classical
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer
died December 5, 1791. born in Mozart's Birthplace, Salzburg, Austria. George Friderick Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. the motet Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 (1773), the operas The Marriage of Figaro (1786) and Don Giovanni (1787), and the Jupiter Symphony (1788). https://www.dallassymphony.org/community-education/dso-kids/listen-watch/composers/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/ -
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Étienne Nicolas Méhul. French composer
Died: October 18, 1817. born in Givet, France. Christoph Gluck and Luigi Cherubini. Euphrosine, Stratonice, Mélidore et Phrosine and Ariodant. https://operascribe.com/composers/etienne-nicolas-mehul/ -
Ludwig van Beethoven. German composer and pianist
Died: March 26, 1827. born in bonn, Germany. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn. Fidelio. written 1805/revised 1814, Moonlight Piano Sonata No. written 1801, Violin Concerto. written 1806. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ludwig-van-Beethoven -
Banjo
String Family, West Africa, https://musicbrainz.org/instrument/6bf88fc7-a235-4d95-a910-a4ce4a4853c6 -
Hector Berlioz French composer
Died: March 8, 1869. born in French First Republic. Ludwig van Beethoven, Thomas De Quincey, Jean-François Le Sueur. Symphonie fantastique (1830), the choral symphony Roméo et Juliette (1839), and the dramatic piece La Damnation de Faust (1846). https://www.worldhistory.org/Hector_Berlioz/ -
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Harmonicas
Reed family of wind, Europe, https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/performing-arts/music-theory-forms-and-instruments/harmonica -
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Period: to
Romantic
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Piccolo
woodwind family, Europe, https://goldenscissors.info/piccolo-the-small-wonder-of-the-woodwind-family/ -
Johannes Brahms German composer
Died: April 3, 1897. born in Hamburg, Germany. Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner. Violin Concerto, Hungarian Dances, Clarinet Quintet. https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/blog/who-was-johannes-brahms/ -
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Timpani
percussion family, Continental Europe https://www.yamaha.com/en/musical_instrument_guide/timpani/structure/ -
Gabriel Fauré French composer
died November 4, 1924. born in Pamiers, France. The early piano works are clearly influenced by Chopin. An even greater influence was Schumann. Pavane, Requiem, Sicilienne, nocturnes for piano and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune". https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269214/bio/ -
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Gustav Mahler Austrian Composer
Died: May 18, 1911. born in Bohemia. Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Wagner, Bruckner and Brahms. Seventh Symphony, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustav-Mahler -
Alma Mahler Austrian composer
Died: December 11, 1964. born in Vienna, Austria. Richard Wagner. Hymne An Die Nacht (1901), Ich wandle unter Blumen (1910), In meines Vaters Garten (1910). https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alma-Mahler -
Period: to
20th Century
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John Cage American composer
Died: August 12, 1992. Born in LA. Buckminster Fuller, Marshall McLuhan, D. T. Suzuki. Sonatas and Interlude, Empty Words, and indeterminacy. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-cage-845 -
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Lejaren Hiller American composer
Died: January 26, 1994. born in NYC. influenced by information theory. He wrote a number of articles on information theory. Hiller, Lejaren A., and Leonard M. Issacson. (1959/1979). Experimental Music: Composition With an Electronic Computer. McGraw-Hill, New York. ...
Hiller, Lejaren and Herber, Rolfe H. (1960). Principles of Chemistry. Hiller, Lejaren (1964). https://distributedmuseum.illinois.edu/exhibit/lejaren-hiller/ -
Karlheinz Stockhausen German composer
Died: December 5, 2007. born in Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany. influenced by Olivier Messiaen, Edgard Varèse, and Anton Webern, as well as by film and by painters such as Piet Mondrian and Paul Klee. Tierkreis ("Zodiac", 1974–75) and In Freundschaft (In Friendship, 1977, a solo piece with versions for virtually every orchestral instrument).
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Stephen Sondheim American composer \
Died: November 26, 2021. born in NYC. Oscar Hammerstein I. Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods and Passion. https://www.sondheimsociety.com/stephen-sondheim -
Electric Guitar
The string Fam, Oaklahoma, https://www.yamaha.com/en/musical_instrument_guide/electric_guitar/structure/ -
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