This document provides an overview of different musical eras from antiquity to the present, including notable composers and instruments of each era. It discusses eras such as the medieval era with composers Léonin and Landini, the Renaissance era featuring Josquin Des Prez and Palestrina, and the Baroque era with Bach and Handel. Later eras examined include the Classical period with Mozart and Beethoven, the Romantic era highlighting Wagner and Berlioz, and the 20th century focusing on Debussy and Stravinsky. The document concludes with the contemporary era and composers like Cage and Reich.
1. Music Through the Ages
A LOOK AT MUSICAL ERAS AND THE
COMPOSERS WHO SHAPED THEM.
BY REBECCA HUDELSON
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2. Here is a list of Musical Eras:
Antiquity
Medieval Resources
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20 th Century
Contemporary
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3. Antiquity
“I am a tombstone,
Dates: ?B.C.-500A.D. an image. Seikilos
Very little is known about placed me here as
an everlasting sign
the composers or their of deathless
music at this time. remembrance.”
One of the few examples
is The Epitaph of
Seikilos, composer
unknown. This song was
written on a tombstone
with these words:
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4. Medieval
Dates: 500A.D.-1400
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period
Two of the notable composers:
Léonin
Francesco Landini
Well-known instrument of the time:
The Pan Flute
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6. Francesco Landini
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Landini lead the composer
“Italian ars nova”.
Dates: 1325?- 1397
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7. Renaissance
Dates: 1400-1600
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Two of the notable composers: period
Josquin Des Prez
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Well-known instrument of the time:
The Lyre
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8. Josquin Des Prez
Dates: 1450?-1521
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The first composer
master of
polyphonic
vocal music.
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9. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Dates: 1525?-1594
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The Italian composer
of the
Renaissance
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10. Baroque
Dates: 1600-1760
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Two of the notable composers: period
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Friderich Händel
Well-known instrument of the time:
The Harpsichord
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11. Johann Sebastian Bach
Dates: 1685-1750 More info
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Brought the composer
Baroque period
to its ultimate
maturity.
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12. George Friderich Händel
Dates: 1685-1759
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composer
“Cosmopolitan”
Baroque
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13. Classical
Dates: 1730-1820
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Two of the notable composers: period
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Well-known instrument of the time:
The Clarinet
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14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Over 600 composer
works in less
than 40 years.
Dates: 1756-1791
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15. Ludwig van Beethoven
Dates: 1770-1827 More info
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The transition composer
from classical to
romantic:
pushing the
listeners’ limits.
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16. Romantic
Dates: 1815-1910
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Who were the notable composers? period
Richard Wagner
Hector Berlioz
Well-known instrument of the time:
The Piano
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17. Richard Wagner
Dates: 1813-1883
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The father of composer
chromaticism.
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19. 20th Century
Dates: 1900-2000
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Who were the notable composers? period
Claude Debussy
Igor Stravinsky
Subcategories:
Neoclassical
Impressionist
Expressionist
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20. Claude Debussy
Dates: 1862-1918
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Tonality composer
and
beyond!
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21. Igor Stravinsky
Dates: 1882-1971
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composer
A composition
of every kind.
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22. Contemporary
Dates: 1975-present
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Two of the notable composers: period
John Cage
Steve Reich
•Subcategories:
oPostmodernism
oElectronic
oMinimalism
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