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Start of the Medieval Era.
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Music during this time was either Cosmic or Divine.
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He reorganized and cataloged chants during this time.
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Start of the Romanesque Era.
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Guido created the staff, but not the same one we use today. His staff had 4 lines instead of 5, with a red line indicating F and a yellow line indicating C.
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Plainchant melody with an added melody. Used a lot of parallel 4ths and 5ths because 3rds were considered evil.
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Hildegard was the abbess of the Rupertsberg convent in Germany, as well as the founder. She is well-known for her prophesies and revelations. Her music is not Gregorian Chant.
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He was the first polyphonic composer. He was affiliated with the School of Notre Dame.
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He served in the court in Montferrat. He wrote 35 poems, 7 of them with music.
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The first composer of the Ars Nova.
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Translates to "new art". Motets during this time contained rhythmic polyphony. Because the rhythms were complex, they weren't used for long, but were brought back in the 20th century.
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The most famous poet and composer during this time with more than 20 extant motets.
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A blind composer, poet, theorist, and organist. He was the most famous Italian composer of the 14th century.
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Killed over 75 million people.
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He was influential to the European musical style. His works weren't published until 1953.
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The first Renaissance composer.
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meaning "rebirth". Focus shifted from religion and God to nature and humans. Music started to have more than 4 parts. Acapella singing was very common.
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A theorist and composer who wrote the first musical term dictionary.
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He was the provost at Notre Dame in 1504. People tried to steal his music to make it their own because it was so popular.
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One of the most famous painters during the Renaissance. Honestly of all time.
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Published 11 volumes of frottola between 1504 and 1511
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One of the earliest Italian Madrigal composers, composing over 250 Madrigals.
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Led by Martin Luther.
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Wrote 1073 Madrigals, which is the most written.
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The most famous composer of the Renaissance. He continued using polyphony, against popular belief.
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He was a Roman Catholic who was harassed for his religion, due to the fact he lived in Protestant England.
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The leading late Renaissance composer of polychoral and instrumental ensemble music. He was the first to indicate dynamics and instruments in his music.
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One of the most famous poets and playwrights, ever. Early Baroque.
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Wrote 9 Madrigal books and many operas during the Baroque Era.