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.