music history

By emosofia
  • 3200 BCE

    Lyre

    the Lyre made in ancient Iraq
    Instrument Group/ playing style: Strings/Plucked
  • 1700 BCE

    Tambourine

    it was unknown of where the tambourine was made at
    Instrument Group/ playing style: shake and hit it
  • 1600 BCE

    Cello

    the cello was made in Italy
    Instrument Group/ playing style: Strings
  • 1500 BCE

    Trumpet

    the trumpet was made in Egypt, China, South America, Scandinavia, and Asia
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it
  • 900 BCE

    flute

    the flute was made in China
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it
  • 201 BCE

    Organ

    the organ was made in ancient Greece
    Instrument Group/ playing style: keys
  • 201

    Gittern

    the Gittern was made in Western Europe (Iberian Peninsula, Italy, France, England)
    Instrument Group/ playing style: Strings/ Plucked
  • Period: 500 to

    Medieval/Renaissance

  • 999

    Fiddle

    the fiddle was made in Cremona, Italy
    Instrument Group/ playing style: Strings
  • 1390

    John Dunstable

    He is Medieval/Renaissance composer
    Born/Died Year: 1390 - 1453
    Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
    Notable works: Quam Puchra Es
    influence:
  • 1400

    Harpsichord

    the harpsichord was made in Italy
    Instrument Group/ playing style: keys
  • 1500

    Crumhorn

    the Crumhorn was made in Germany
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it
  • 1500

    Sackbut

    the Sack-but was made in Burgundy
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it
  • 1505

    Thomas Tallis

    He is Medieval/Renaissance composer
    Born/Died: 1505 - 1585
    Birthplace: Kent, United Kingdom
    Notable works: Lamentations of Jeremiah
    influence:
  • 1543

    William Byrd

    He is Medieval/Renaissance composer
    Born/Died: 1543 - 1623
    Birthplace: Lincoln, United Kingdom
    Notable works: The tallis scholars sing William Byrd
    influence:

  • Violin

    the violin was made in Northern Italy
    Instrument Group/ playing style: Strings

  • Cello

    the cello was made in Italy
    Instrument Group/ playing style: Strings
  • Period: to

    Baroque

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    He is Medieval/Renaissance composer
    Born/died: 1678 - 1741
    birthplace: Venice, Italy
    Notable works: The Four Seasons
    influence:

  • Fortepiano

    the forte-piano was made in Italy
    Instrument Group/ playing style: keys

  • oboe

    the oboe was made in France
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it

  • Banjo

    the banjo was made in the Caribbean and colonial North America
    Instrument Group/ playing style: strings/plucked

  • English horn

    the English horn was made in Silesia (at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire)
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it

  • Joseph Haydn

    He is a classical composer
    Born/died: 1732 - 1809
    Birthplace: Rohrau, Austria
    Notable works: Symphony No. 94
    Influence:
  • Period: to

    Classical

  • Muzio Clementi

    He is a classical composer
    Born/died: 1752 - 1832
    birthplace: Rome, Italy
    Notable works: A Groovy Kind of Love
    Influence:

  • Bass clarinet

    the bass clarinet was made in France
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    He is a classical composer
    born/died: 1770 - 1827
    birthplace: Bonn, Germany
    Notable works: Symphony No. 9
    Influence: Johannes Brahms

  • contrabassoon

    the contrabassoon was made in Biebrich, Germany
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it

  • Franz Schubert

    He is a classical composer
    Born/died: 1797 - 1828
    birthplace: Himmelpfortgrund, Vienna, Austria
    Notable works: Erlkönig
    Influence: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Period: to

    Romantic

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    She is a romantic composer
    Born/died: 1805 - 1847
    birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
    Notable works: Das Jahr
    Influence:

  • Robert Schumann

    He is a romantic composer
    Born/died: 1810 - 1856
    Birthplace: Zwickau, Germany
    Notable works: Kinderszenen
    Influence:

  • Richard Wagner

    He is a romantic composer
    Born/died: 1813 - 1883
    Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
    Notable works: Die Walküre
    Influence:

  • Clara Schumann

    She is a romantic composer
    Born/died: 1819 - 1896
    Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
    Notable Works: Three Romances for Violin and Piano
    Influence:

  • Piccolo

    the piccolo was made in western Europe
    Instrument Group/ playing style: blowing into it
  • Period: to

    20th century

  • Dmitri Shostakovich

    He is a 20th Century composer
    Born/died: 1906 - 1975
    Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Notable works: Symphony No. 7
    Influence:

  • Samuel Barber

    He is a 20th century composer
    Born/died: 1910 - 1981
    Birthplace: West Chester, PA
    Notable works: Adagio for Strings
    Influence:

  • Benjamin Britten

    He is a 20th century composer
    Born/died: 1913 - 1976
    Birthplace: Lowestoft, Untied Kingdom
    Notable works: Peter Grimes
    Influence:

  • Philip Glass

    He is a 20th century composer
    Born: 1937
    Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
    Notable works: Akhnaten
    Influence: