The document provides an overview of music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. It discusses the characteristics of Gregorian chants from the Medieval period, including that they were monophonic and without meter. Polyphonic masses and madrigals emerged in the Renaissance period. The Baroque period saw the rise of elaborate musical genres such as concerto, fugue, oratorio and chorale. Famous composers from each period include Adam de la Halle, Palestrina, Bach, Vivaldi and Handel.