Music History Timeline Project

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  • Period: 500 to 1400

    Medieval Period

  • Guido of Arezzo's Micrologus
    1011

    Guido of Arezzo's Micrologus

  • Hildegard of Bingen is Born
    1098

    Hildegard of Bingen is Born

  • Sep 17, 1179

    Death of Hildegard of Bingen

  • Ars Nova Treatise is Written
    1320

    Ars Nova Treatise is Written

  • Period: 1400 to

    Renaissance Period

  • Martin Luther - Chorale Ein feste burg
    1529

    Martin Luther - Chorale Ein feste burg

  • Arcadelt Madrigal - Il bianco e dolce cigno Published
    1539

    Arcadelt Madrigal - Il bianco e dolce cigno Published

  • Palestrina - Pope Marcellus Mass
    1567

    Palestrina - Pope Marcellus Mass

  • 1572

    Victoria - O magnum mysterium (Motet)

  • Victoria - O magnum mysterium published (Mass)

  • Period: to

    Baroque Period

  • Monteverdi's L’Orfeo Premiere

    Monteverdi's L’Orfeo Premiere

  • First Public Concerts in Whitefriars England

    First Public Concerts in Whitefriars England

  • Johann Sebastian Bach is Born

    Johann Sebastian Bach is Born

  • Antonio Vivaldi - L’Estro Armonico Published

    Antonio Vivaldi - L’Estro Armonico Published

    Set the standard for concertos and concerto form
  • Rameau - Traité de l’harmonie Published

    Rameau - Traité de l’harmonie Published

    Set a new precedent for harmonies in Western music
  • Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier Volume 1 Published

    Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier Volume 1 Published

    Set the precedent for the inclusion of keyboard instruments in compositions; organs and harpsichords. This piece showcased a standard tuning (equal temperament) via all major and minor keys.
  • Joseph Haydn is Born

    Joseph Haydn is Born

  • Handel - Messiah is Premiered

    Handel - Messiah is Premiered

  • Period: to

    Viennese Classical Period

  • Death of Johann Sebastian Bach

    Death of Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is Born

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is Born

  • Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges becomes Director of Concerts des Amateurs

    Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges becomes Director of Concerts des Amateurs

    The orchestra leaves the legacy as one of the finest in the continent at the time.
  • Mozart - Don Giovanni Premiered

    Mozart - Don Giovanni Premiered

  • Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • Haydn - Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" Premiered in London

    Haydn - Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" Premiered in London

  • Death of Joseph Haydn

    Death of Joseph Haydn