Musiquita

By susanaa.estivill
  • Period: 1644 BCE to 1767 BCE

    BAROQUE

    1644-1730- Stradivaruis:
    Famous violin maker, his instruments are considered ones of the bests all around the world.
    1678-1750- Johann Sebastian Bach: One of the greatest composer in history; perfected fugue and counterpoint.
    1685-1759- George Frederic Handel: German- British composer; famous for oratiors like Messiah.
    1681-1767- Georg Philipp Telemann: Extremely prolific composer; wrote a wide variety of instrumental and vocal music.
  • Period: 1567 BCE to 1643 BCE

    BAROQUE

    Claudio Monteverdi: Bridge between Rennaissance and Baroque; piooner of opera (L' Orfeo).
  • Period: 1566 BCE to 1590 BCE

    RENAISSANCE

    1566-1613: Carlo Gesualo: Italian nobleman known for intense, chromatic madrigals.
    1468-1530: Juan del Encina: Spanish poet and musician; key figure in early spanish musical theatre.
    1544-1590- Magdalena Casulana: First woman composer to have her music printed; wrote madrigals.
  • Period: 1440 BCE to 1644 BCE

    RENAISSANCE

    c. 1440- Johannes Gutenberg:
    Inventor of the printing press; allowed to spread faster and more accurately.
    1520-1600- Antonio de Cabezón:
    Great spanish organist; known for variations and keyboard music.
    1525-1594- Palestrina:
    Italian composer whose sacred music represents the ideal Renaissance sound.
    1532-1594:Orlando di Lasso:
    Cosmopolitan composer; wrote thousands of works in any languages.
    1517- Martin Luther: Leader of the Protestant Reformation; promoted congretional singing in German.
  • Period: 500 BCE to 1397 BCE

    ANTIQUITY AND MIDDLE AGES ( Topic 1)

    1st century AD-Epitaph of Seikilos:
    The oldest complete surviving musical composition; shows what ancient Greek music sounded like.
    c. 500-1000-Gregorian Chant:
    Monophonic liturgical chant of the Church; foundation of Western musical notation.
    c. 1050-Guido d´Arezzo:
    Monk who invented solfège (ut-re-mi...) and introduced lines for musical notation.
    1098-1179-Hildegard von Bingen:
    Composer, abbess, and writer; created unique mystical music for her community.
  • Period: 5 BCE to 7 BCE

    ANTIQUITY AND MIDDLE AGES (Topic 1)

    1140-1201 - Leonin:
    First major polyphonic composer of the Notre Dame Scool.
    c. 1200-1230 - Perotin:
    Expanded polyphony to three and four voices; follower of Leonin.
    1130-1200 - Bernart de Ventadorn:
    One of the greatest troubadours; composed songs about courtly love.
    1221-1284 - Alfonso X "the Wise":
    King and patron; promoted the Cantigas de Santa María, a major medieval music collection.
    1150-1300 - Ars Antiqua:
    Period of early polyphony, centered around the Notre Dame School.
  • Period: to 1750 BCE

    BARROQUE

    1644-1737- Barbara Strozzi: Venetian singer-composer, one of the most prolific femald composers of the Baroque.
    1583-1643- Giacomo Carissimi: Important composer of oratios; influenced sacred music of the period.
    1659-1695-Henry Purcell: great english composer; wrote Dido and Aeneas.
    1600-1750- Baroque Period: Era of ornamentation, contrast, and the birth of opera.