Línea del tiempo Inés 3ºA

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  • 200 BCE

    Epitaph of Seikilos

    Epitaph of Seikilos
    The oldest known piece of Western music, engraved on a tombstone in ancient Greece.
  • 680

    Gregorian chant

    Gregorian chant
    Monophonic sacred music of the Catholic Church, with Latin text and no instrumental accompaniment
  • 991

    Guido d'Arezzo

    Italian music theorist who developed the modern system of musical notation and the hexachord.
  • 1098

    Hidelgard von Bingen

    German abbess, mystic, and composer known for her visionary music, which is highly expressive and innovative.
  • 1135

    Bernart de Ventadorn

    French troubadour, famous for his lyric poetry and songs about courtly love.
  • 1135

    Leonin

    Composer and theorist, known for his role in the development of early polyphony during the Ars Antiqua period.
  • Period: 1150 to 1300

    Ars Antiqua

    A musical period characterized by the use of early polyphony, with composers like Léonin and Perotin leading the way.
  • 1160

    Perotin

    French composer, famous for developing complex polyphony and contributing to the Notre Dame school of music.
  • Nov 23, 1221

    Alfonso X the Wise

    King of León and Castile, notable for his promotion of arts, music, and literature, including the Cantigas de Santa María.
  • 1300

    Guillaume de Machaut

    French composer and poet, a key figure of the Ars Nova period, known for his polyphonic masses and motets.
  • Period: 1300 to 1400

    Ars Nova

    A more complex and rhythmically innovative period than Ars Antiqua, marking the transition to more complex polyphonic music.
  • 1335

    Francesco Landini

    Italian composer and organist, famous for his ballatas and influence on late medieval music.
  • Feb 3, 1468

    Johannes Gutenberg

    Inventor of the printing press, which revolutionized the spread of music and other texts across Europe.
  • Jul 12, 1468

    Juan del Encina

    Spanish composer and playwright, a pioneering figure in the development of early Renaissance music in Spain.
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Theologian who sparked the Protestant Reformation, influencing the development of Protestant church music and hymns.
  • 1500

    Cristóbal de Morales

    Spanish composer, known for his polyphonic sacred music, particularly masses and motets.
  • Mar 30, 1510

    Antonio de Cabezón

    Spanish composer and organist, known for his contributions to Renaissance keyboard music.
  • 1533

    Andrea Gabrieli

    Italian composer and organist, known for his Venetian polychoral music.
  • 1544

    Maddalena Casulana

    Italian composer, one of the first women to have her music published during the Renaissance.
  • 1548

    Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Spanish composer, considered one of the most important figures in Renaissance choral music.
  • 1554

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Italian composer, instrumental in developing the polychoral style in Venice and popularizing the use of multiple choirs.
  • Mar 30, 1566

    Carlo Gesualdo

    Italian composer known for his intense, chromatic madrigals that pushed the boundaries of harmony and expression.
  • 1567

    Claudio Monteverdi

    Italian composer, a key figure in the development of opera and the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Italian composer whose sacred music became a model for the Catholic Church, particularly his Masses and motets.

  • Orlando di Lasso

    Franco-Flemish composer known for his polyphonic choral music, influential in both secular and sacred music.

  • Giacomo Carissimi

    Italian composer, known for his development of the oratorio form and his influence on Baroque sacred music.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    Italian composer and singer, one of the most prolific composers of vocal music in the Baroque period.

  • Stradivarius

    Italian luthier, best known for creating some of the finest violins and string instruments in history.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Italian composer, widely known for his concertos, especially The Four Seasons, and his contributions to Baroque violin music.

  • George Philipp Telemann

    German composer and multi-instrumentalist, one of the most prolific composers of the Baroque period.

  • Georg Friedrich Händel

    German-born composer who became a leading figure in British music, famous for his oratorio Messiah.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    German composer and musician, one of the most influential figures in Western classical music, known for his intricate fugues, cantatas, and orchestral works.

  • Henry Purcell

    English composer, famous for his operas, such as Dido and Aeneas, and contributions to English sacred music.