2.3.1 Musical Timeline: History and Music Events

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering key historical milestones and musical developments from the 2nd millennia BCE through the 14th Century CE.

Spread of Christianity

Occurred through the Roman Empire starting from the $1^{st}$ Century CE.

Founding of the monastic movement

Established in Christianity during the $4^{th}$ Century CE.

Fall of Rome

Historical event occurring around $c.\thinspace450\thinspace CE$.

Feudalism & the Three Estates

Social systems that rose during the $11^{th}$ Century CE.

Marian Culture

Experienced growth in the $11^{th}$ Century.

University of Bologna

Educational institution founded in $1088\thinspace CE$.

The Crusades

Series of religious wars occurring from $c.\thinspace1095$-$1291\thinspace CE$.

Notre Dame in Paris

Built between $c.\thinspace1163$-$1240s\thinspace CE$, signaling the rise of Gothic architecture.

Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

Reached its height between $1346$-$53$.

Hebrew Psalms

First written in the $2^{nd}$ millennia BCE.

Ancient Greek and Roman Music

Used for entertainment and religious rites in the $7^{th}$ Century BCE.

Pythagoras

Conducted experiments with acoustics in the $6^{th}$ Century BCE.

Plato and Aristotle

Wrote about music in the $4^{th}$ Century BCE.

St Augustine

Wrote about church music around $c.\thinspace400\thinspace CE$.

Christian Chant

Developed and codified between the $4^{th}$-$9^{th}$ Century CE.

Western Music Experiments

The first experiments in this field occurred around $c.\thinspace800\thinspace CE$.

Guido of Arezzo

Refined music notation and developed solfège in the $11^{th}$ Century CE.

Hildegard of Bingen

Authored Gregorian chant in the $12^{th}$ Century CE.

Polyphony

Musical style that developed in the $13^{th}$ Century CE.

King Alfonso the Wise

Collected early songs in an exquisitely illuminated manuscript around $c.\thinspace1275\thinspace CE$.

14th Century Musical Notation

Period marked by further refinement of notation, specifically including notation for rhythm.

Guillaume de Machaut

Composed songs and church music between $1300$-$1377\thinspace CE$.