The Medieval Era (476-1430) and The Renaissance Era (1430-1600)

By dwj006
  • 476

    Fall of Rome

  • Period: 476 to 1430

    Medieval Genres

    Secular, ballads, lais, rondeaux, virelais, madrigals, and chants
  • Period: 476 to 1430

    medieval Stylistic Traits

  • Period: 476 to 1430

    Invention of notations for pitch and rhythm

    Pitch notation came before rhythm
  • Period: 481 to 524

    Boethius

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 991 to 1033

    Arrezzo

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 995 to 1050

    Wipo

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1071 to 1126

    William IX

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1098 to 1179

    Bingen

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1130 to 1200

    Ventadorn

    Medieval Composer; ca. 1130/40-ca. 1190/1200
  • Period: 1135 to 1201

    Leonin

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1150 to 1200

    Daniel

    Medieval Composer; ca. 1150/60
  • Period: 1155 to 1200

    Nesle

    Medieval Composer; b. ca. 1155/60
  • Period: 1160 to 1213

    Brule

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1170 to 1230

    Vogelweide

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1180 to 1238

    Perotin

    Medieval Composer; fl. at this time
  • Period: 1180 to 1278

    Cardenal

    Medieval Composer; ca. 1180- ca. 1278
  • Period: 1183 to 1205

    Vidal

    Medieval Composer; fl. at this time
  • Period: 1190 to 1236

    Reuental

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1213 to 1239

    D'arras

    Medieval Composer; fl. at this time
  • Period: 1221 to 1284

    Alfonso X

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1230 to 1300

    Require

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1245 to 1288

    Halle

    Medieval Composer; ca. 1245/50- ca. 1285/88
  • 1290

    Invention of Eyeglasses

  • Period: 1291 to 1361

    Vitry

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1300 to 1377

    Machaut

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1300 to 1350

    Ars Nova in France

  • Period: 1300 to 1400

    Trecento in Italy

  • Period: 1320 to 1363

    Firenze

    Medieval Composer; ca. 1320/25- ca. 1362/63
  • Period: 1325 to 1397

    Landini

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    Hundred Years War

  • Period: 1340 to 1386

    Bologna

    Medieval Composer; fl. at this time
  • Period: 1376 to 1445

    Wolkenstein

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1390 to 1453

    Dunstaple

    Medieval Composer
  • Period: 1397 to 1474

    Dufay

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1400 to 1430

    Cordier

    Medieval Composer; fl. early 1400's
  • Period: 1400 to 1460

    Binchois

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1410 to 1497

    Ockeghem

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1430 to

    Invention of new tuning systems

  • Period: 1445 to 1518

    Compere

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1446 to 1506

    Agricola

    Renaissance Composer
  • 1450

    Invention of the printing press

  • Period: 1450 to 1521

    Prez

    Renaissance Composer; ca. 1450/55
  • Period: 1450 to 1517

    Isaac

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1452 to 1518

    De La Rue

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1457 to 1505

    Obrecht

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1460 to 1513

    Brumel

    Renaissance Composer; d. ca. 1512/13
  • Period: 1465 to 1525

    Cara

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1466 to 1539

    Pretucci

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1470 to 1534

    Tromboncino

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1483 to 1546

    Luther

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1485 to 1558

    Janequin

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1490 to 1545

    Taverner

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1490 to 1562

    Sermisy

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1490 to 1562

    Willaert

    Renaissance Composer
  • 1492

    Columbus 'discovered' the New World

  • Period: 1494 to 1576

    Sachs

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1500 to 1553

    Morales

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1507 to 1568

    Arcadelt

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1515 to 1565

    Rore

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1517 to

    Zarlino

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1521 to

    Monte

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1525 to

    Palestrina

    Renaissance Composer; b. ca. 1525/26
  • Period: 1532 to

    Lasso

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1532 to

    Gabrieli

    Renaissance Composer; b. ca. 1532/35
  • Period: 1534 to

    Bardi

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1535 to

    Wert

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1535 to

    Inegneri

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1536 to

    Striggio

    Renaissance Composer; b. ca. 1536/37
  • Period: 1540 to

    Byrd

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1545 to

    Luzzaschi

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1548 to

    Victoria

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1553 to

    Marenzio

    Renaissance Composer; b. ca. 1553/54
  • Period: 1554 to

    Gastoldi

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1560 to

    Nanino

    Renaissance Composer
  • Period: 1567 to

    Monteverdi

    Renaissance Composer
  • 1570

    First modern atlas published

  • Period: 1570 to

    Farmer

    Renaissance Composer; fl. 1591-1601
  • Period: 1571 to

    Salmon

    Renaissance Composer; fl. at this time
  • Period: 1576 to

    Weelkes

    Renaissance Composer