Timeline One: The Medieval and Renaissance Eras (476-1420s/1430-1600s)

By victoriatonsfeldt
  • 476

    Fall of Rome

  • Period: 476 to 1420

    Genres of Medieval

    Secular;
    Ballads;
    Lais;
    Rondeaux;
    Virelais;
    Madrigals;
    chant
  • Period: 476 to 1420

    Pitch and Rhythm Notation Are Invented

  • Period: 476 to 1420

    Stylistic Traits of the Medieval Era

    Music was primarily functional, used for very specific purposes like church services, dances and entertainment; Melodies had small ranges; the Rhythms were steady and regular; Official harmonies are not established but fourths, fifths, and octaves were commonly used; The music was monophonic; Poetry and words formed the structure of the music
  • Period: 481 to 524

    Boethius

    ca. 481- ca. 524
  • Period: 991 to 1033

    Arezzo

    ca. 991-1033+
  • Period: 995 to 1050

    Wipo

    ca. 995-ca.1050, Medieval
  • Period: 1071 to 1126

    William IX

    1071-1126
  • Period: 1098 to 1179

    Bingen

    1098-1179
  • Period: 1130 to 1200

    Ventadorn

    ca. 1130/40-ca. 1190-1200, medieval
  • Period: 1135 to 1201

    Leonin

    ca. 1135-ca. 1201
  • Period: 1150 to 1200

    Daniel

    ca. 1500/60-.ca 1190-1200, medieval
  • Period: 1155 to 1200

    Nesle

    ca. 1155/60-1200
  • Period: 1160 to 1213

    Brule

    ca. 1160-1213+, Medieval
  • Period: 1170 to 1230

    Vogelweide

    ca. 1170-1230
  • Period: 1180 to 1238

    Perotin

    Fl. 1180-ca.1238
  • Period: 1180 to 1278

    Cardenal

    1180?-1278?
  • Period: 1183 to 1205

    Vidal

    Fl. ca. 1183-ca.1205
  • Period: 1190 to 1236

    Reuental

    ca. 1190-1236+
  • 1212

    Dia

    Died ca. 1212
  • Period: 1213 to 1239

    D'arras

    fl.1213-1239
  • Period: 1221 to 1284

    Alfonso X

    1221-1284
  • Period: 1230 to 1300

    Riquier

    ca. 1230-ca. 1300
  • Period: 1245 to 1288

    Halle

    ca. 1245/50-ca.1285/8
  • Period: 1250 to 1300

    Eyeglasses are invented

    ca. the late 13th Century
  • Period: 1291 to 1361

    Vitry

    1291-1361
  • Period: 1300 to 1377

    Machaut

    ca. 1300-1377
  • Period: 1300 to 1400

    Trecento in Italy

  • Period: 1300 to 1350

    Ars nova in France

  • Period: 1320 to 1362

    Firenze

    ca. 1320/1325- ca. 1362/63
  • Period: 1325 to 1397

    Ladini

    ca. 1325-1397
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    Hundred Years War

  • Period: 1340 to 1386

    Bologna

    Fl. 1340-1386?
  • Period: 1376 to 1445

    Wolkenstein

    ca. 1376-1445
  • Period: 1390 to 1453

    Dunstaple

    ca. 1390-1453
  • Period: 1397 to 1474

    DuFay

    ca. 1397-1474
  • 1400

    Cordier

    Fl. arounds early 1400s
  • Period: 1400 to 1460

    Binchois

    ca. 1400-1460
  • Period: 1410 to 1497

    Ockeghem

    ca. 1410-1497
  • Period: 1430 to

    Genres of the Renaissance

    Ballet,
    Balletti,
    Chant,
    Masses,
    Motets,
    Hymns,
    Secular,
    Sacred
  • Period: 1430 to

    Stylistic Traits of the Renaissance

    Melody voice was usually the top voice,
    Rhythms were simple,
    Progressions of 3rds and 6ths were popular,
    Dissonances were avoided,
    Tonal system used modality,
    Tended to be Homorhythmic,
    Counterpoint,
    Common forms: cantus firmus, poetic strophic, binary, madrigals,
    Was now more about beauty than function or purpose
  • 1440

    The Printing Press is Invented

  • Period: 1445 to 1518

    Compere

    ca. 1445-1518
  • Period: 1446 to 1506

    Agricola

    ca. 1446-1506
  • Period: 1450 to 1521

    Prez

    ca. 1450/55-1521
  • Period: 1450 to 1517

    Isaac

    ca. 1450-1517
  • Period: 1452 to 1518

    De La Rue

    ca. 1452-1518
  • Period: 1457 to 1505

    Obrecht

    ca. 1457-1505
  • Period: 1460 to 1512

    Brumel

    ca. 1460-1512/13
  • Period: 1465 to 1525

    Cara

    ca. 1465-1525
  • Period: 1466 to 1539

    Petrucci

    1466-1539
  • Period: 1470 to 1534

    Tromboncino

    ca. 1470-1534+
  • Period: 1483 to 1546

    Luther

    1483-1546
  • Period: 1485 to 1558

    Janequin

    ca. 1485-1558+
  • 1487

    Bell Chimes Invented

  • Period: 1490 to 1545

    Taverner

    ca. 1490-1545
  • Period: 1490 to 1562

    Sermisy

    ca. 1490-1562
  • Period: 1490 to 1562

    Willaert

    ca. 1490-1562
  • 1492

    Columbus lands in the Americas

  • Period: 1494 to 1576

    Sachs

    1494-1576
  • Period: 1500 to 1553

    Morales

    ca. 1500-1553
  • Period: 1507 to 1568

    Arcadelt

    ca. 1507-ca. 1568
  • Period: 1515 to 1565

    Rore

    ca. 1515-1565
  • Period: 1517 to

    Zarlino

    1517-1590
  • Period: 1521 to

    Monte

    1521-1603
  • Period: 1525 to

    Palestrina

    1525/26-1594
  • Period: 1532 to

    Lasso

    ca. 1532-1594
  • Period: 1532 to

    Gabrieli

    1532/35-1585
  • Period: 1534 to

    Bardi

    1534-1612
  • Period: 1535 to

    Ingegneri

    ca. 1535-1592
  • Period: 1535 to

    Wert

    1535-1596
  • Period: 1536 to

    Striggio

    ca. 1536/37- 1592
  • Period: 1540 to

    Byrd

    ca. 1540-1623
  • Period: 1545 to

    Luzzaschi

    ca. 1545-1607
  • Period: 1548 to

    Victoria

    1548-1611
  • Period: 1553 to

    Marenzio

    1553/54-1599
  • Period: 1554 to

    Gastoldi

    1554-1609
  • Period: 1557 to

    Morley

    1557/58-1602
  • Period: 1559 to

    Beaulieu

    1559-1590
  • Period: 1560 to

    Nanino

    ca. 1560-1618
  • Period: 1561 to

    Gesualdo

    ca. 1561-1613
  • Period: 1562 to

    Sweelinck

    1562-1621
  • 1563

    Black Plague Outbreak

  • Period: 1567 to

    Monteverdi

    1567-1643
  • Period: 1571 to

    Salmon

    fl. 1571-1586
  • Period: 1576 to

    Weelkes

    1576-1623