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| Year |
Event |
| 1000 |
Musical notation improved by Guido d’Arrezo. |
| 1008 |
Berno, Abbot of Reichenau writes his books on musical theory. |
| 1015 |
Sight singing introduced at Pomposa Monastery near Ravenna. |
| 1026 |
Guido D’Arrezo introduces solmization in music. (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la) |
| 1041 |
Magister Franco first music critic. |
| 1050 |
Guido d’Arezzo dies. |
| 1050 |
Polyphonic singing replaces Gregorian chant. |
| 1050 |
Oldest surviving German Christmas carol “sys willekommen heirre kerst” |
| 1050 |
The harp arrives in Europe. |
| 1050 |
Time values given to musical notation. |
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| 1065 |
Wilhelm von Hirsau German Benedictine monk writes manuels on musical theory. |
| 1100 |
Beginnings of secular music |
| 1100 |
Music school of St. Martial at Limoges develops polyphonic style. |
| 1125 |
Beginning of troubadour and trouvere music in France |
| 1150 |
Troubadour music in southern France becomes organized |
| 1150 |
New dance forms begin to appear in France and Germany |
| 1151 |
Leoninus, French composer begins to work in the “Ars antigua” style. |
| 1152 |
“Ladies’ strophe” the earliest German “ Minnelieder. |
| 1157 |
Kurenberg, the first famous German minnesinger is born |
| 1200 |
“Faux bourdon” style begins in English music. |
| 1200 |
Professional bards begin to appear in Ireland. |
| 1200 |
Cymbals introduced as musical instrument. |
| 1200 |
“Carmina Burana” German collection of Latin monastic songs. |
| 1220 |
Boy’s Choir at Kreuz-Kirche, Dresden founded. |
| 1225 |
“ Summer is icumen in,” probably the earliest English round. |
| 1238 |
Adam de la Halle, French composer of musical plays is born. |
| 1250 |
Beginnings of choral Passion |
| 1250 |
The “Portatio” a portable small organ is invented. |
| 1250 |
Master Perotinus becomes the main representative of the French “Ars Antigua” |
| 1260 |
The first mastersinger school is started in Mainz. |
| 1262 |
Adam de la Halle writes”LeJeu de la Feuillee.” first French “Operette”. |
| 1265 |
Franco of Cologne and Pierre de la Croix develop the musical form of the motet. |
| 1270 |
Giovanni da Cascia, Italian composer born. |
| 1285 |
Adam de la Halle composes “Jeu de Robin et Marion”. |
| 1287 |
Adam de la Halle dies. |
| 1289 |
Jean de Muris, French composer is born. |
| 1290 |
Phillipe de Vitry, French composer born. |
| 1300 |
The “Jongleurs” professional musical entertainers in France. |
| 1300 |
Guillaume de Machaut, French composer, born. |
Music History Timeline - 1000 to 1300
