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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5. Léonin
Dates: 1150-1201?
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on this
composer
“The father of
polyphonic
organum”.
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6. Francesco Landini
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on this
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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on this
The first composer
master of
polyphonic
vocal music.
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9. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Dates: 1525?-1594
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on this
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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on this
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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on this
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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18. Hector Berlioz
Dates: 1803-1869 More info
on this
composer
The troubled
master of
fantasy.
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19. 20th Century
 Dates: 1900-2000
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on this
 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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on this
Tonality composer
and
beyond!
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21. Igor Stravinsky
Dates: 1882-1971
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on this
composer
A composition
of every kind.
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22. Contemporary
 Dates: 1975-present
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on this
 Two of the notable composers: period
 John Cage
 Steve Reich
•Subcategories:
oPostmodernism
oElectronic
oMinimalism
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23. John Cage
Dates: 1912-1992 More info
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composer
The pioneer of
post-war avant-
garde.
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24. Steve Reich
The master of
minimalism.
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Dates: 1936-present info on
this
composer
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25. Resources
www.google.com
www.youtube.com
www.wikipedia.org
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