All students will prepare a timeline of the period 1450--2000.

• It should be graphical, in one of the following sizes:
  • standard poster board (28" by 22")
  • 22" by 17" (4 sheets of 8.5" by 11" paper, neatly taped together, in a 2 by 2 rectangle)
  • 8.5" by 33" to 44" (3 or 4 sheets of 8.5" by 11" paper, neatly taped together, end to end)
  • any suitable alternative size (check with Mr. Cell)
• It will show musical periods:
  • The Renaissance Period (1450-1600)
  • The Baroque Period (1600-1750)
  • The Classical Period (1750-1825)
  • The Romantic Period (1825-1900)
  • The 20th Century (1900-2000)
• It will show significant events in music history:
  • The Council of Trent (1545-1563)
  • The reign of Pope Marcellus II (1555)
  • The reign of Pope Pius V (1566-1572)
  • Invention of the Piano
  • Invention of the Saxophone
  • Invention of the Sousaphone
• It will show lifespans of composers:
  • Josquin Desprez (1440-1521)
  • Giovanni Palestrina (1525-1594)
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
  • J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
  • G.F. Handel (1685-1789)
  • Haydn (1732-1809)
  • Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Schubert (1797-1828)
  • Berlioz (1803-1869)
  • Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
  • Chopin (1810-1849)
  • Liszt (1811-1886)
  • Wagner (1813-1883)
  • Johann Strauss (1825-1899)
  • Brahms (1833-1897)
  • Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
  • Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
  • Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
  • Sousa (1854-1932)
  • Elgar (1857-1934)
  • Mahler (1860-1911)
  • Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
  • Sibelius (1865-1957)
  • Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
  • Debussy (1862-1918)
  • Ravel (1875-1937)
  • Stravinsky (1882-1971)
  • Prokofiev (1891-1953)
  • Gershwin (1898-1937)
  • Shostakovich (1906-1975)
  • Britten (1913-1976)
  • Copland (1900-1990)
  • Bernstein (1918-1990)
• It will show at least one additional composer per half century.
• It will show the year of writing and/or premier of at least one work for at least eighteen composers of your choosing.
  • For instance - Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, was composed from 1804-1808; first performed in Vienna, 22 December 1808, conducted by Beethoven; published in 1809
  • Or - Beethoven's 5th Symphony - 1808
• It will show the year of writing and/or premier of at least two works for at least six composers of your choosing.
• It will show the year of writing and/or premier of at least four works for at least two composers of your choosing.
• It will show at least one additional historical event per half century.
  • For instance - Columbus' first sailing to the New World - 1492
• It will show at least one additional lifespan per half century of a person famous for something scientific.
  • For instance - Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
• It will show at least one additional lifespan per half century of a person famous for something social or political.
  • For instance - Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Updated 20 February 2005 at noon