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Period: 3300 BCE to 460
The Antiquity
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100
Epitafio de Seikilios
The epitafio de seikilos is the oldest complete musical composition currently preserved. It was constructed by a certain Sicylus for his wife Euterpe, near the Trales, present-day city of Aydin. Also the epitafio de seikilos tells us these wise words: As long as you live, shine, do not suffer for anything at all. -
Period: 460 to 460
The end of the Antiquity
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Period: 476 to 1492
The Middle Age
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600
The Gregorian Chant
The Gregorian was the liturgical chant of the church of Rome, influenced by the Gallican in the second half of the 8th century, whose extension to the entire West took place at the same time as that of the Latin rite itself, of which it was the acoustic expression. The name Gregorian chant comes from the fact that its compilation is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, and it is an evolution of Roman chant compared to Gallican chant. -
1050
Guido d’Arezzo
Was an Italian monk and music theorist who revoluced music notation. He developed the four-linestaff, making a clearer partiture. -
1135
Bernart de Ventadorn
Bernart de Ventadorn (c. 1135-1194) fue un destacado trovador occitano, maestro del amor cortés. De origen humilde, su talento lo llevó a las cortes nobles, donde compuso refinadas canciones como Can vei la lauzeta mover. Su poesía, marcada por la sensibilidad y el idealismo amoroso, influyó en la lírica medieval europea. Pasó sus últimos años en un monasterio, dejando un legado perdurable en la tradición trovadoresca. -
1179
Hildegard von Bingen
Was a German Benedictine abbess, mystic, writer and compositer. She was known for her divine visions, she documented them in works like Scivias. -
1200
Perotin
Was a composer of the Notre Dame school of poliphony in paris around the late 12th and early 13th centuries. He expanded poliphony by creating complex compotitions with up to four voices.
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1200
Leonin
Is a French composer from Paris. He was alive during the 12th centuary and he was one of the earliest known creators of polyphonic music. He was associated with the Notre Dame School and he developed two-part organum. -
1221
Alfonso X el Sabio
Alfonso X el Sabio (1221-1284), fue rey de Castilla y León que destacó por su labor cultural. Impulsó la traducción de textos clásicos y creó las Cantigas de Santa María y las Siete Partidas, también promovió avances en astronomía, historia y derecho. Su reinado tuvo conflictos pero dejó un legado cultural clave en la península ibérica. -
1240
The Ars Antiqua
During The Ars Antiqua the first polyphonic form was developed: the organum. And it´s main composers were Leonin and Perotin from the Notre Dame school in france wich was the most famous school in the Ars Antiqua. -
1300
Guillaume de Machaut
Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300-1377) fue un poeta y compositor francés y figura clave del Ars Nova. Sirvió en cortes nobles y destacó por su poesía lírica y sus innovadoras composiciones musicales, como la Misa de Notre Dame. Su obra influyó en la música y literatura medieval. -
1320
The Ars Nova
During the Ars Nova the society begins a a slow process of secularitation. There is a rise in the middleclasses and a weaking of the prestige of the Church; and this factcauses secular music to begin to acquire greater importance compared to religious music. The most widely used form in the Ars Nova is the motet, but also they used the forms canon, ballad and chanson. -
1325
Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini (c. 1325-1397) fue un compositor, organista y poeta italiano y destacado representante del Ars Nova. Fue ciego desde niño, creó numerosas obras polifónicas, especialmente madrigales, y fue clave en el desarrollo de la música italiana del siglo XIV. -
Period: 1490 to 1492
The end of The Middle Age