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582 BCE - Famous music festival competition
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9th Century - Earliest notated manuscript of
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proposed a set of syllables ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la that were used to help singers vocalize hexachords that begin on C, G, or F. Also known as solmization.
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Known for here religious poems which she began setting to music around 1140.
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Introduced an important development in music notation known as "equal rhythm", such as a duple and a triple.
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Shift from the medieval monophonic style to more polyphonic music.
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Became a significant hymn in the Protestant tradition, also known as the "Battle Hymn of the Reformation".
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Composed as part of his first book of madrigals, the piece became highly popular and was reprinted multiple times over the following century.
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This piece is associated with the Counter-Reformation of the Council of Trent. Musically, Palestrina composed it to show that polyphonic music could be artistically rich and linguistically clear, which save this type of music from prohibition in Catholicism.
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Mass written for four voices.
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Considered the earliest recorded opera that is still regularly performed.
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John Banister’s concerts were the first recorded public concerts where people had to pay to attend.
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Published in 1711, Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico is a collection of twelve concertos written for strings. This marked the turning point in the development of concertos across Europe.
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This was a fundamental work in the development of western music and it earned John-Philippe the title of most learned composer of his time.
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24 preludes and fugues in each minor key. Showcases the possibility of equal temperament tuning. Pedagogically, it showcases the versatility of all keys and is a comprehensive study of keyboard techniques.
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Rough dates
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Concert des Amateurs thrived under Saint-Georges’ directorship and gained notoriety as one of the finest orchestras in Paris at the time. He was able to do this despite facing racial barriers as a biracial man.
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London premiere: March 23rd, 1792