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Period: 450 to 1450
The Middle Ages
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Period: 700 to 900
Polyphony was invented
Polyphony is when there are more than one independent melodic lines playing simultaneously. -
Period: 1098 to Sep 17, 1179
Hildegard of Bingen
She Influenced religious music drastically during the Middle Ages. She was well-known for her religious visions and became very famous within the church for this. She used this fame to show her music and visions to others which led her having a large affect on the music of the time. -
Period: 1300 to 1377
Guillaume de Machaut
A famous musician and poet. He spent most of his life working for royal families and families of great wealth. He presented his music beautifully to many royal families and nobles which gradually led to his fame. -
Period: 1450 to
The Renaissance
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Period: 1452 to 1519
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and a wonderful musician. He was mainly famous for his paintings and skills in engineering. But, because of his fame, he was able to affect his era with his music as well. -
Period: 1455 to Aug 27, 1521
Josquin des Prez
Famous for being a master in polyphonic vocals. -
Period: 1540 to
William Byrd
A famous musician for his influential work in polyphonic music. -
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The Boroque Period
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Period: to
George F. Handel
A master of the opera and oratorio. He produced countless operas and oratorios that were all up to a professional standard. Because of this, he was able to create a large impact on that aspect of music. -
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Johan Sebastian Bach
Bach was known for being the master of the fugue. A fugue is a musical composition where there is a base melody known as a subject. This subject is repeated at different intervals in different keys. This gives the song a sound of interweaving melodies.