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1390-1435 Not only a composer, this individual was a mathematician and an astronomer. They used techniques to make text more clear and understandable and wrote motets, one being "Quam pulchra es"
1680-1690 Featuring three movements of music with a fast, slow, fast pattern, this new form developed first in Italy. Composers like Vivaldi and Albinoni used this style quite often when writing music.
1501 A new invention that was able to spread music to all people, homes, and public areas. Created by Ottaviano Pettrucci, the first creation was Odhecathon in Venice, Italy.
1555-1612 This compser is very vocaly-influenced and wrote Canzone septimi toni a 8. The piece uses a "polychoral" idea for performances.
1650 Around this time, music changed from being written for voice and accompaniement to being more specific. This was obviously important with the fact that an orchestra was developed and there are other needs for specifications when writing music.
1678-1741 Well known for their Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, movment 3, this composer was cruicial in expanding our filing cabinets today with over 500 great concertos. Besides being a composer, the composer was a Venetian Priest.
1683-1764 As well as writing Hippolyte et Arici, a piece that is Through Composed, French, and is a Chorus with accompanied Recitative, they wrote on the first bits of music theory. Treatise on Harmony, 1722 is the first written work that described a new tonal system that we are familiar with today.
1597 Dafne by Peri is the first of these. Sadly, we do not have the score so it cannot be recreated. We only have records of it being performed.
1400-1410 A technique of writing allowing more of these beginning at the Renaissance period. This branched out from 4ths, 5ths, and octaves. At this time, dissonances were also treated very carefully.
1450-1521 Originally from Belgium, this composer wrote a Latin motet version of Ave Maria. The composition is through composed and he is known very well for incredible musical skills.
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1600 This term and idea was coined by Monteverdi. Composers in this new era broke previous musical practices by purposely adding dissonances and breaking voice-leading rules. Monteverdi was criticized for his piece, Cruda Amarilla, that is written in the essence of this new idea. The development of the concept led to the development of music in a new direction.
1483-1546 This composer made music accessible for amateur musicians. The Lutheran Chorale is also a creation of, one example is "Ein Festeburg".
1690 Traditionally, Arias were well known to performers and listeners alike with feature sections to show off the main vocalist. This new form had a pattern of A, B, A' and included lots of opportunity for added ornamentation. Composers added this form into operas and cantatas.
1440-1450 Becoming a very popular technique around this time, composers took hold of this new concept. Two voices sing at the same time, one in a triple meter and one in a duple meter creating a turbulent rhythmic feeling.
1685-1750 A very influential composer, they developed music for both voices, solo voices, and an orchestra. All previous instrumental constrictions were combined to create music we nowadays look at and recognize as more familiar. One example of a piece combining these all is "Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland".
1637 Previously only available to the elite in society, this invention enabled all common folks to have the opportunity to see an opera. This happened in Venice, Italy. It was a great moment in musical history and the accessibiity to all.
1680 The first one was created in King Louis XIII's court. From only one person per part, now this instrumentation of music features 4 to 6 players on each part, playing simultaneously.
1597 (Circa) Developed from cori spezzati, this genre gives an interesting echo effect when played in two groups across the church. Gabrielli uses this idea in Canzon septimi a 8, from Sacrae symphoniae.
1722 Developed by Bach and inspired by Buxtehude, this new genre of music displayed contrasting musical ideas. Each one could be inverted, augmented, and or have entrances very close together. All of the ideas imitated each other and were cery complex pieces.
1685-1759 This composer helped bring opera to the front stage in England and after the first successful one, they went on to compose Rinaldo. "V'adora, pupille" from Giulio Cesare was written by them in 1724 and showcased the Italian language along with the Da Capo Aria.