Music History Midterm Timeline

Medieval Period

Period:

500

to

1450

Guido of Arezzo's Micrologus

1030

Established the hexachord system

Hildegard of Bingen

Period:

1098

to

1179

Famous female composer

Ars Nova Treatise

1323

Developed breve subdivisions, creating time signatures.

Arcadelt Madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno

1352

Renaissance Period

Period:

1450

to 1600

Period of rebirth

Josquin’s Ave Maria ... virgo serena Motet

1485

Martin Luther Chorale Ein feste burg (A Mighty Fortress)

1529

Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass

1567

This piece was written for the pope with the intention of proving that polyphonic music could be intelligible.

Victoria Missa O Magnum Mysterium

1592

Parody mass of O Magnum Mysterium

Gabrieli Sonata pian’e forte

1597

Written in St. Marks Cathedral in Venice, Italy. Important because it is the first piece to specify instrumentation and dynamics.