Music Periods Throughout Time!

1. Middle Ages (450-1450)

1.1. First period to begin notating music.

1.1.1. Church was the center of musical life

1.1.1.1. Introduced Perotin & Guillaume de Machaut

2. Renaissance(1450-1600)

2.1. Known as re-birth of the Arts

2.1.1. Golden age of accappella choral music

2.1.1.1. Introduced Venetian School and Giovani Gabrieli

3. Barogue(1600-1750)

3.1. Introduction of the Modern World: science, religion, philosophies

3.1.1. Period of the Reformation

3.1.1.1. Birth of Opera

3.1.1.1.1. Time of Vivaldi, Bach, Handel

4. Classical(1750-1820)

4.1. "Age of Enlightenment"

4.1.1. Birth of the Piano

4.1.1.1. Classical Orchestras began to grow and flourish

4.1.1.1.1. Vienna becomes music center of Europe

5. Romanticism(1820-1900)

5.1. Introduces emotion, imagination, individualsim

5.1.1. Women are allowed to become composers

5.1.1.1. Performance became more for enjoyment rather than the money

5.1.1.1.1. Time of Schubert, Schumann, Wagner etc.