Renaissance Timeline

Johannes Ockeghem

Jan 1, 1420

First great Renaissance composer
https://docs.google.com/a/pndhs.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxkdWNrd29ydGhtdXNpY3xneDo1YTI4NDgwOTkyZTQwNWUy

Printing Press

Jan 1, 1450

Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which revolutionized writing and reading. https://docs.google.com/a/pndhs.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxkdWNrd29ydGhtdXNpY3xneDo1YTI4NDgwOTkyZTQwNWUy

Turks conquer Constantinope

Jan 1, 1453

Byzantine scholars take Greek artifacts back to Italy
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Ottaviano Petrucci

Jan 1, 1473

First to publish music using the Press
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Sackbut invented

Dec 24, 1490

Sometime in the 15th century, the Sackbut was invented. It is a type of trombone from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackbut

Columbus

Sep 1, 1492

Columbus sailed to the Americas in search of route to India
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Josquin des Prez

Jan 1, 1500

Greatest composer of 1500s.... Famous for motets
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Thomas Tallis

Jan 1, 1505

Composer of Masses, Anthems, and Hymns
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Michelangelo Completes the Sistine Chapel

Jan 1, 1512

Corner stone of Renaissance Art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Jan 1, 1525

The “Savior of Catholic Church Music”
• Wrote a 6 part polyphonic mass
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Luther’s Duedsche Messe

Jan 1, 1526

First mass in a vernacular language • Follows outline of the Roman Mass – slight differences
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Council of Trent

Jan 1, 1545

Roman Catholic ecumenical council prompted by the Protestant Reformation. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15030c.htm

Council of Trent

Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563

Catholic Ecumenical Council prompted by the Protestant Reformation. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15030c.htm

Lute Composer

Jan 1, 1562

John Dowland - Solo song with Lute or viol accompaniment
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Musica Transalpina

Jan 1, 1588

Italian madrigals translated into English
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Baroque Period Begins

Jan 1, 1600

period in Western European art music
https://www.baroque.org/baroque