Music History Timeline

By jbmintz2002
  • 500

    Medieval Period Approximate Start

  • 1030

    Micrologus by Guido of Arezzo

    It was based on a Hexachord system with a 4-line staff
  • 1098

    Hildegard of Bingen is Born

  • 1179

    Hildegard of Bingen Dies

  • 1323

    Ars Nova Treatise

    Created time in music and replaced Ars Antiqua
  • 1450

    Medieval Period Approximate End

  • 1450

    Approximate Start of the Renaissance

  • 1485

    Josquin's Motet "Ave Maria..." is published

  • 1529

    Martin Luther's Chorale "Ein feste burg" is published

  • 1538

    Arcadelt Madrigal "Il bianco e dolce cigno" is published

  • 1567

    Palestrina's "Pope Marcellus Mass" is Published

    It demonstrated that sacred words could be intelligible in polyphonic music with 6 voices

  • Victoria's "Missa O magnum mysterium" is published

  • Gabrieli's "Sonata pian’e forte" is Published

    This was the first piece with specified dynamics and instrumentation

  • Approximate End of the Renaissance

  • Approximate Start of the Baroque Period

  • Monteverdi published "L'Orfeo"

  • First Public Concerts in England

  • JS Bach is Born

  • L’Estro Armonico is Published.

    This was published not under Vivaldi but by Etienne Roger. This piece was used as harmonic inspiration for future pieces.

  • Traité de l’harmonie is Published

    This piece became the basis for teaching functional harmony.

  • The Well-Tempered Clavier Volume 1 is published

    Used equal temperament to tune.
  • Period: to

    Franz Joseph Haydn

  • Messiah is Completed

  • Approximate End of the Baroque Period

  • JS Bach Dies

  • Period: to

    WA Mozart

  • Viennese Classical Period Begins

  • Period: to

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

    One of the best orchestras in Europe at the time.

  • Mozart's Don Giovanni

  • Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" Premiers in London

  • Viennese Classical Period Ends

  • Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is Premiered

  • 24 Caprices for Violin, op.1 is Published

  • Erlkönig is Published

  • Symphonie fantastique is Composed

  • Period: to

    Mazurkas Op.7

  • Das Jahr is Composed

  • Souvenir de Porto Rico is Composed

  • Pictures at an Exhibition is Published

  • Bizet's Carmen is Premiered

  • Der Ring des Nibelungen is Premiered

  • Brahms' Symphony No.4 is Premiered

  • Mahler's Symphony No.1is Premiered

  • Dvorak Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" is Composed

  • Maple Leaf Rag is Published

  • Finlandia is premiered

  • Voiles by Debussy is Published

  • Pierrot Lunaire is Published

  • Le sacre du Printemps is Premiered

  • Piano Suite, Op.25 by Schoenberg is Published

  • Hotter Than That is Released

  • I Got Rhythm is Published

  • Shostakovich Symphony No.5 is Premiered

  • Prokofiev is Produced

  • Cotton Tail is Published

  • Quatuor pour le fine du temps is Published

  • Concerto for Orchestra is Published

  • Appalachian Spring is Written

  • 4’33’’ is Published

  • Varse's Poeme Electronique is published

  • Kind of Blue is Released

  • Black Angels is Published

  • Short Ride in a Fast Machine