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476
THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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Period: 742 to 814
Reign of Charlemagne
In 800 he was crowned Emperor of the Romans, it was the first European sovereign with an imperial title since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. -
800
Invention of the gunpowder
It was created in China by the alchemists. -
843
Treaty of Verdun
Treaty signed in 843 by the descendants of Emperor Charlemagne. -
900
Invention of the tetragram
In this century were created different ways to write the music, the first one was the tetragram, this tetragram had 4 lines with their respective spaces. -
Period: 901 to 1050
Guido de Arezzo
Guido de Arezzo was the one who named the musical notes that are used in our days. -
Period: 1220 to 1288
Construction of the Cathedral in Amiens
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1453
THE BEGINNING OF THE RENAISSANCE
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1492
THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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Period: 1523 to
Orlando di Lasso
He was a composer of the Renaissance. Orlando di Lasso wrote more than 2233 compositions in Latin, French, Italian and German, in all genres known in his time. Some famous compositions are:
1556 Primer ciclo de motetes.
1562 Segundo ciclo de motetes.
1577 Bicinia.
1584 Psalmi David I poenitentiales.
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Period: 1562 to
Wars of Religion
The Wars of Religion were eight conflicts that took place in France between 1562 and 1598.
The First War (1562-1563), Second War (1567-1568), Thirt War (1570), Fourth War (1572-1573), Fifth War (1574-1576), Sixth War (1577), Seventh War (1579-1580) and the Eighth War (1585-1598) -
1576
Masses Ave Maris Stella
Tomás Luis de Victoria wrote the masses Ave Maris Stella.
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THE BEGINNING OF THE BAROQUE
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The Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years’ War was a religious conflict that was one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, that took part in central Europe.
https://www.history.com/topics/reformation/thirty-yearswar#:~:text=The%20Thirty%20Years'%20War%20was,disease%20caused%20by%20the%20conflict. -
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Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an English physicist and mathematician famous for his laws of physics. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. He contributed for lot of things such as the laws of Motion. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi was a 17th and 18th century composer who’s become one of the most renowned figures in European classical music. https://www.biography.com/musician/antonio-vivaldi -
Creation of the modern piano
The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy. The instrument was baptized as "clavicembalo col piano e forte". Over time the name was contracted to the "piano" that has reached our days. -
Death of Louis XIV of France
The king Louis XIV of France died after 72 years of reign. He led an absolute monarchy during France’s classical age. He revoked the Edict of Nantes and is known for his aggressive foreign policy.
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"Air on the G String"
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote "Air on the G String". An important play of the music in the Baroque.
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THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
It can be said that classicism is a movement that followed the principles of the model developed during the ancient period. Among its main characteristics is the search for physical, aesthetic and intellectual perfection of the human being. -
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Francisco Bayeau
Francisco Bayeu was a spanish painter born in Zaragoza in 1734 and he died in Madrid in 1794.
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THE END OF THE BAROQUE
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Mozart was a prolific artist, Austrian composer that created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.
https://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/composer_profile.php?id=46#:~:text=Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Mozart%20was%20born,was%20a%20violinist%20and%20composer.&text=Mozart%20was%20only%2035%20when,is%20still%20considered%20a%20genius! -
"Sinfonía de los adioses o sinf́onía nº45"
Is one of the most popular and fascinating works by its author, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
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End of The United States War of Independence
The United States War of Independence was a military conflict that pitted the original Thirteen British Colonies in North America against the Kingdom of Great Britain. It occurred between 1775 and 1783, ending with the British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown and the signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
THE END OF THE RENAISSANCE
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution ended the system of absolute monarchies that had been in place for centuries in many European countries. The political system was based on the fact that all powers: legislative, executive and judicial resided in the king.
Before this, the legislature would correspond to an Assembly or Parliament; the executive would continue to reside in the king and the ministers, and the judicial would fall to the courts of justice.
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"Amor Divino y Amor Profano"
"Amor Divino y Amor Profano" by José de Madrazo y Agudo, is a painting painted in 1813 in Rome, which in 1828 was already in the Prado museum. And it is one of the most important paintings of its author. -
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Ivan Aivazovsky
He was a Russian Romantic painter. He is considered one of the greatest marine artists in history.
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THE END OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
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BEGINNING OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
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"Fantasy on Polish Airs" of Frédéric Chopin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_tsewEETfs Frédéric François Chopin (18 was a Polish teacher, composer and virtuoso pianist, considered one of the most important pianists in history and one of the greatest representatives of musical Romanticism. -
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Johannes Brahms
Brahms was a German-born composer and pianist, with a significance for Romantic music comparable to that of Bach and Bethoven. His overall oeuvre includes compositions for chamber music, symphony orchestra, piano, choir, organ and vocalists. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (Mov. I) - David Grimal
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End of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a process of profound economic, social, cultural and technological transformations that took place between 1760 and 1840, and originated in England.
There were major advances in transport, improved productivity and increased per capita income.
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Amadeo I of Spain
He was king during the 19th century.
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Invention of the telephone
In 2002, the US Congress passed Resolution 269 recognising that it was the Italian Antonio Meucci who invented the telephone in 1854, which he called the telephon. Meucci, who gave a public demonstration of his device in 1860, was unable to renew the patent warning because of his financial hardship. Had he been able to pay the ten dollars necessary to maintain the caveat after 1874, Bell would not have been granted the patent. -
THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY
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Frida Kahlo
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón, known as Frida Kahlo, was a Mexican painter. Her work revolved thematically around her biography and her own suffering. She was the author of 150 works, mainly self-portraits, in which she projected her difficulties to survive. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frida-Kahlo
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THE END OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
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John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr, artistically John Cage, was an American composer, music theorist, artist and philosopher. A pioneer of aleatoric music, electronic music and the non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of post-war avant garde.
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World War I begins
This war was due to economic and colonial rivalries between the great powers. It pitted two blocs of countries: the Allies forming the Triple Entente France, England and Russia, joined by Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Serbia, Romania and Japan, among others, and the central powers of the Triple Alliance, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, supported by Bulgaria and and Turkey. https://kidskonnect.com/history/world-war-i/ -
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Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War took place between the Republican side formed by the government that had existed up to that time, and the National side, led by General Francisco Franco, formed by the bourgeoisie, landowners and upper classes.
The Civil War was one of the hardest wars in Spain in living memory. After the victory of General Franco and the Nationalist side, a dictatorship began in the country that lasted almost 40 years, from 1939 to 1975, the year in which the Spanish dictator died. -
Death of Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg (Vienna, September 13, 1874-Los Angeles, July 13, 1951) was an Austrian composer, music theorist and painter of Jewish origin. He is recognized as one of the first composers to delve into atonal composition, and especially for the creation of the technique of dodecaphonism based on series of twelve notes, opening the door to the later development of serialism in the second half of the twentieth century. He was also the leader of the so-called Second Vienna School. -
Moon landing for first time
Apollo 11 was a United States manned space mission whose objective was to have a human being walk on the surface of the Moon. The mission was sent into space on July 16, 1969, reached the surface of the Moon on July 20 of the same year and the next day had 2 astronauts (Armstrong and Aldrin) walk on the lunar surface.
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THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY