| | | | | |
 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | |
|
|
|
History: |
ca. 1445: Johann Gutenberg (ca. 14001467), printing with movable type. |
|
ca. 1455: Gutenberg, first printed Bible. |
|
1477: Battle of Nancy, Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy killed. |
|
|
|
1492: Columbus (14511506) to Bahamas; 2nd journey to Caribbean, 1493; 3rd 1498. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
14471455: Pope Nicholas V establishes Vatican Library. |
1453: Turks capture Constantinople.
Battle of CastillonEnglish driven from France. |
|
|
ca. 1477: Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) (14441510), Primavera. |
ca. 1485: Botticelli, The Birth of Venus. |
|
1493: Maximilian I becomes Austrian Emperor. |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
(Hundred Years' War) |
|
Wars of the Roses (England). |
|
1478: Spanish Inquisition established. |
1485: Battle of Bosworth. |
1493: Copernicus (14731543), On the Revolutions of the Celestial Orbs. |
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
13371453: |
|
14551487: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Music Events: |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|
|
|
ca. 147376: Tinctoris, Proportionale musices. |
1477: Johannes Tinctoris, Liber de arte contrapuncti. |
| | |
ca. 1485: Tinctoris, De inventione et usu musicae. |
|
1496: Gafori, Practica musicae. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ca. 14801490: Guiliemus Monachus, De praeceptis artis musicae et practicae compendiosus libellus |
|
Eton Choirbook compiled. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14901502: |
| | |
|
|
 |
1440 |
|
|
|
| 1445 |
|
|
|
|
1450 |
|
|
|
| 1455 |
|
|
|
|
1460 |
|
|
|
| 1465 |
|
|
|
|
1470 |
|
|
|
| 1475 |
|
|
|
|
1480 |
|
|
|
| 1485 |
|
|
|
|
1490 |
|
|
|
| 1495 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| Composers: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
?1370/85-1445 Leonel Power |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
ca. 1390-1453 John Dunstable |
Dunstable d. 1453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
1397-1474 Guillaume Du Fay |
Dufay d. 1474 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
ca.1400-1460 Gilles de Bins dit Binchois |
Binchois d. 1460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
ca.14101473 Conrad Paumann |
Paumann d. 1473 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
ca. 1410/20-1497 Jean de Ockeghem |
Ockeghem d. 1497 |
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
ca. 1430-1476 (or later) Robert Morton |
Morton d. 1476 or later |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
ca. 1430-1492 Antoine Busnoys |
Busnoys d. 1492 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
ca. 1435-1511 Johannes Tinctoris |
| | |
|
|
| |
ca. 1440/50-1517 Heinrich Isaac |
| | |
|
|
| |
ca. 1440-1521 Josquin Desprez |
| | |
|
|
| |
1444/45-1527 Heinrich Finck |
| | |
|
|
| |
ca. 1445-1472/97 Hayne van Ghizeghem |
Ghizeghem d. 1472/97 |
| |
1445/46-1506 Alexander Agricola |
| | |
|
|
| |
fl ca. 1450-1475 Walter Frye |
Frye d. ca. 1475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
ca. 1450-1518 Loyset Compère |
| | |
|
|
| |
1450/51/57-1505 Jacob Obrecht |
| | |
|
|
|
1440 |
|
|
|
| 1445 |
|
|
|
|
1450 |
|
|
|
| 1455 |
|
|
|
|
1460 |
|
|
|
| 1465 |
|
|
|
|
1470 |
|
|
|
| 1475 |
|
|
|
|
1480 |
|
|
|
| 1485 |
|
|
|
|
1490 |
|
|
|
| 1495 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [Pierre de la Rue] |
ca. 1452-1518 Pierre de la Rue |
|
|
|
|
|
| [Mouton] |
ca. 1459-1522 Jean Mouton |
| | |
|
|
| [Hofhaimer] |
1459-1537 Paul Hofhaimer |
| | |
|
|
| [Brumel] |
1460-after 1520 Antoine Brumel |
|
|
|
|
|
| [Fayrfax] |
1464-1521 Robert Fayrfax |
| | |
|
|
| [Davy] |
ca.1465-ca. 1507 Richard Davy |
| | |
|
|
| [Cornysh] |
ca.1465-1523 William Cornysh |
| | |
|
|
| [P. de Escobar] |
ca. 1465-1535 Pedro de Escobar |
| | |
|
|
| [Encina] |
1468-1529/30 Juan del Encina |
| | |
|
|
| [Cara] |
ca. 1470-?1525 Marchetto Cara |
| | |
|
|
| [Peñalosa] |
ca. 1470-1528 Francisco de Peñalosa |
| | |
|
|
| [Tromboncino] |
ca. 1470-ca. 1535 Bartolomeo Tromboncino |
| | |
|
|
| [Verdelot] |
1470/80-before 1552 Philippe Verdelot |
| | |
|
|
| [Janequin] |
ca. 1485-1558 Clément Janequin |
| | |
|
|
| [Aston] |
ca. 1485-1558 Hugh Aston |
| | |
|
|
|
1440 |
|
|
|
| 1445 |
|
|
|
|
1450 |
|
|
|
| 1455 |
|
|
|
|
1460 |
|
|
|
| 1465 |
|
|
|
|
1470 |
|
|
|
| 1475 |
|
|
|
|
1480 |
|
|
|
| 1485 |
|
|
|
|
1490 |
|
|
|
| 1495 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [Senfl] |
ca. 1486-1542/43 Ludwig Senfl |
| | |
|
|
| [Festa] |
ca. 1490-1545 Constanzo Festa |
| | |
|
|
| [Taverner] |
ca. 1490-1545 John Taverner |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [Sermisy] |
ca. 1490-1562 Claudin de Sermisy |
| | |
|
|
| [Willaert] |
ca. 1490-1562 Adrian Willaert |
| | |
|
|
| [Gombert] |
ca. 1495-ca. 1560 Gombert |
| | |
|
|
| [Walter] |
1496-1570 J. Walter |
| | |
|
|
|
1440 |
|
|
|
| 1445 |
|
|
|
|
1450 |
|
|
|
| 1455 |
|
|
|
|
1460 |
|
|
|
| 1465 |
|
|
|
|
1470 |
|
|
|
| 1475 |
|
|
|
|
1480 |
|
|
|
| 1485 |
|
|
|
|
1490 |
|
|
|
| 1495 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Late Fifteenth-Century Chronology (14401499) 
