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Period: 500 to 1450
Medieval Period
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1030
Guido of Arezzo's Micrologus
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Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
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1323
Ars Nova Treatise
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Renaissance Period
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1485
Josquin’s Ave Maria ... virgo serena Motet
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1529
Martin Luther Chorale Ein feste burg (A Mighty Fortress)
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1538
Arcadelt Madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno
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1567
Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass
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Victoria Missa O Magnum Mysterium
Parody mass of O Magnum Mysterium -
Gabrieli Sonata pian’e forte
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Baroque Period
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Monteverdi's L’Orfeo
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Public concerts begin in England
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1
This work contains 24 preludes, and is significant because it demonstrates the ability to play music in all keys in equal temperament. -
Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico
This is the most influential theoretical work, and still acts as a basis for teaching harmony today. -
Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie
This is considered the most influential theoretical work, and is still used as a basis to teach harmony today -
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Pre-Classical Period
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Handel's Messiah
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Viennese Classical Period
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Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
This is significant because the orchestra he directed was one of the best in Europe. President John Adams considered him the most accomplished man in Europe. -
Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" Premiere
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Beethoven Symphony no. 5 in C
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Schubert Erlkönig (composition date)
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Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia (premiere date)
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Nicolo Paganini 24 Caprices for Violin, op.1 (complete first publication
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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (composition)
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Frederic Chopin Mazurkas Op.7 (composition date range
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Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen (premiere)
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Fanny Mendelssohn-HenselDas Jahr (composition date)
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Louis Moreau GottschalkSouvenir de Porto Rico
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Bizet Carmen (premiere)
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Brahms' Symphony No.4 (premiere)
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Mahler Symphony No.1 (premiere)
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Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
