Timeline Marco By Marco TOTY 476 Fall of the Roman Empire and start of the Middle Ages Dec 25, 800 Crowning of Charlemagne Nov 29, 1050 Guido D'arezzo gives new names to the musical notes. Period: May 24, 1337 to Oct 19, 1453 Hundred years' war 1397 Birth of Guillaume Dufay 1400 Start of the Rennaisance Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America and end of the Middle Ages 1500 End of the Rennaisance 1517 Protestant Reformation 1525 Birth of Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina Period: 1543 to 1623 Lifetime of William Byrd Period: 1548 to 1611 Lifetime of Tomás Luis de Victoria Period: May 9, 1567 to Nov 29, 1643 Life time of Claudio Monteverdi 1600 Start of the Baroque Period 1750 End of the Baroque Period 1750 Start of the Classical period 1751 In Europe, the minuet became a popular dance Period: Jan 27, 1756 to Dec 5, 1791 Lifetime of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Period: Dec 16, 1770 to Mar 26, 1827 Lifetime of Ludwig van Beethoven 1776 A book on the history of music was published by Charles Burney. 1820 End of the Classical period 1820 Start of the romantic period 1910 End of the romantic period