Charm of Music: The Middle Ages to the Classical Era

By Aleah McLendon
  • Period: 500 to Dec 1, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1050

    Early Middle Ages

  • Beginning of Charlemagne's Reign.
    Jan 1, 768

    Beginning of Charlemagne's Reign.

  • Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor
    Dec 25, 800

    Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor

  • Guido D'Arezzo is Born
    Jan 1, 991

    Guido D'Arezzo is Born

    Guido D'Arezzo is Italian.
  • Guido D'Arezzo Dies
    Jan 1, 1033

    Guido D'Arezzo Dies

  • Period: Jan 1, 1050 to Jan 1, 1250

    High Middle Ages

  • First Crusade
    Jan 1, 1096

    First Crusade

  • Hildegard Von Bingen is Born
    Sep 16, 1098

    Hildegard Von Bingen is Born

    Hildegard Von Bingen is born in Bermesheim von der Hohe. He is German.
  • Perotin is Born.
    Jan 1, 1101

    Perotin is Born.

    We do not know when Perotin was born, but was alive during the 12th century. He is probably French.
  • Perotin Dies
    Jan 1, 1130

    Perotin Dies

    Again, we do not have any dates for Perotin. However, given the short lifespans probably in the 12th century.
  • Leonin is Born
    Jan 1, 1135

    Leonin is Born

    Leonin is born. He is (probably) French.
  • Hildegard Von Bingen Dies
    Sep 17, 1179

    Hildegard Von Bingen Dies

    Hildegard Von Bingen dies in Bingen at the age of 81.
  • First Known Merchant Guild
    Jan 1, 1193

    First Known Merchant Guild

  • Leonin Dies
    Jan 1, 1201

    Leonin Dies

    Leonin dies in, possibly, 1201.
  • The Magna Carter is Sealed
    Jun 15, 1215

    The Magna Carter is Sealed

  • Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Jan 1, 1500

    Late Middle Ages

  • Machaut is Born
    Jan 1, 1300

    Machaut is Born

    Guillaume de Machaut is born in Reims. He is French. There is no exact birth date, but he was born around 1300.
  • Period: Mar 1, 1300 to

    Renaissance

  • The Hundred Years' War Begins
    Jan 1, 1337

    The Hundred Years' War Begins

  • The Black Death Begins
    Jan 1, 1347

    The Black Death Begins

  • Machaut Dies
    Apr 13, 1377

    Machaut Dies

    Machaut dies, possibly in Reims at the age of 77.
  • Trial and Execution of Joan of Arc
    May 30, 1431

    Trial and Execution of Joan of Arc

  • Printing Press Invented by Johannes Gutenberg
    Jan 1, 1440

    Printing Press Invented by Johannes Gutenberg

  • Josquin is Born
    Jan 1, 1450

    Josquin is Born

    Josquin is born in Northern France (or modern day Belgium). He is Flemish but spoke French.
  • End of the Hundred Years' War
    Jan 1, 1453

    End of the Hundred Years' War

  • Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Last Supper
    Jan 1, 1498

    Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Last Supper

  • Arcadelt is Born
    Jan 1, 1507

    Arcadelt is Born

    Jacques Arcadelt is born in France (or Belgium?). He is probably French, given his name.
  • Start of the Protestant Reformation
    Jan 1, 1517

    Start of the Protestant Reformation

  • Josquin Dies
    Aug 27, 1521

    Josquin Dies

    Josquin dies in Conde-sur-Escaut, France at the age of 71.
  • Palestrina is Born
    Feb 3, 1525

    Palestrina is Born

    Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina is born in Rome. He is Italian.
  • Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England
    Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England

  • Monteverdi is Born
    May 15, 1567

    Monteverdi is Born

    Claudio Monteverdi is born in Cremona. He is Italian.
  • Arcadelt Dies
    Oct 14, 1568

    Arcadelt Dies

    Arcadelt dies in Paris, France.
  • Palestrina Dies

    Palestrina Dies

    Palestrina dies in Rome, possibly aged 69.
  • Period: to

    Baroque Era

  • Jamestown is Established in North America

    Jamestown is Established in North America

  • Monteverdi Dies

    Monteverdi Dies

    Monteverdi dies in Venice, Italy at the age of 76.
  • Purcell is Born

    Purcell is Born

    Henry Purcell is born in London. He is English.
  • Vivaldi is Born

    Vivaldi is Born

    Antonio Lucio Vivaldi is born in Venice. He is Italian.
  • Handel is Born

    Handel is Born

    Georg Friedrich Handel is born in Halle. He is German.
  • Bach is Born

    Bach is Born

    Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach. He is German.
  • Scarlatti is Born

    Scarlatti is Born

    Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti is born in Naples. He is Italian.
  • Purcell Dies

    Purcell Dies

    Purcell dies in London.
  • Haydn is Born

    Haydn is Born

    Franz Joseph Haydn is born in Rohrau. He is Austrian.
  • Vivaldi Dies

    Vivaldi Dies

    Vivaldi dies in Vienna, Austria at the age of 65.
  • Period: to

    Classical Era

  • Bach Dies

    Bach Dies

    Bach dies in Lepzig, Germany at the age of 65.

  • Bach Dies

    Bach dies in Lepzig, Germany at the age of 65.
  • Mozart is Born

    Mozart is Born

    Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart is born in Salzburg Austria. He is Austrian.
  • Scarlatti Dies

    Scarlatti Dies

    Scarlatti dies in Madrid, Spain at the age of 71.
  • Handel Dies

    Handel Dies

    Handel dies in London, England at age 74.
  • Industrial Revolution Begins in Great Britain

    Industrial Revolution Begins in Great Britain

  • Beethoven is Born

    Beethoven is Born

    Ludwig van Beethoven is born in Bonn. He is German.
  • American Revolution Begins

    American Revolution Begins

  • American Declaration of Indepencen Signed

    American Declaration of Indepencen Signed

  • American Revolution Ends

    American Revolution Ends

  • French Revolution Begins

    French Revolution Begins

  • Mozart Dies

    Mozart Dies

    Mozart dies in Vienna at the age of 35.
  • Coronation of Napoleon

    Coronation of Napoleon

  • Haydn Dies

    Haydn Dies

    Haydn dies in Vienna at the age of 77.
  • Beethoven Dies

    Beethoven Dies

    Beethoven dies in Vienna at the age of 56.