A.D. 500-1430

World Events

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325 - Constantine declares Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

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476 - End of Roman Empire

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Benedict (480- ca 547) founder of Benedictine monasticism

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Pope Gregory (560-604) served as Pope from 590-604

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633 - Council of Toledo

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Charlemagne (742-814) crowned Emperor in 800

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Alfred the Great (849-899) crowned King of England in 871

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Rise of Universities
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University of Constantinople established in 850

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St. Martial School (850-1200)

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University of Al-Azar established in 970

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Notre Dame (1150-1240)

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University of Paris established 1170

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Otto the Great (912-973) crowned first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 962

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1066 - Norman conquest of England

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First Crusade (1096-1099)

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Richard Coeur de Lion (1157-1199) King of England from 1189-1199

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1215 - Magna Charta signed

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Reign of Louis IX (1226-1270)

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Babylonian Captivity (1305-1378)

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100 Years War (1337-1453)

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Black Plague of Europe (1348-1350)

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Great Schism (1378-1417)

1175-1315

bulletCrusades
bulletGothic Cathedrals
bulletFeudalism
bulletParis is center of musical activity
bulletChivalric poetry

1315-1430

bulletDecline of feudalism
bulletRise of middle class
bulletSeparation of Church and State
bulletFrance and Italy are centers of musical activity

Literary Figures

bulletPetrarch
bulletDante
bulletBoccaccio
bulletChaucer

Artists

bulletGiotto

Early Medieval Era

A.D. 500-850

Musical Characteristics  |  Genre and Forms  |  Theorists, Treatises and Collections

Composers and Major Works  |  Hymnology

Romanesque Style

A.D. 850-1175

Musical Characteristics  |  Genre and Forms  |  Theorists, Treatises and Collections

Composers and Major Works  |  Hymnology

Gothic Era

A.D. 1100-1430

Ars Antiqua (1175-1315) The Old Art

Ars Nova (1315-1430) The New Art

Musical Characteristics  |  Genre and Forms  |  Theorists, Treatises and Collections

Composers and Major Works  |  Hymnology

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2003

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