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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912. Excerpt: ... IMPORTANT EVENTS IN MUSICAL HISTORY. BY DANIEL BLOOMFIELI). A. D. i 330--Singing School founded in Rome by Pope Sylvester. (The first music school.) 333--Bishop Ambrose of Milan born. (He took Hallelujah choruses and antiphonal songs of the Greek Church and introduced them into Italy.) L 540---Gregory the Great born. (He collected the best hymns written, up to his time, and had them copied into a large book. This book was then fastened to the altar of St. Peter's in Rome. Hence the term Cantus Firmus (Fixed Song). Composers, instead of composing their own themes, used these as the basis of their compositions for a long time.) 604--Pope Gregory died. 657-72---Organs introduced into churches by Pope Vitalianus. 785 (?)--Charlemagne established two music schools--at Metz in Germany, and at Soissons in France. 1 850-950 (about)--First attempts at Harmony. Organum of Hucbald. (The organum consisted of a succession of fourths, fifths and octaves; Dr. O. Paul, the eminent musical historian, believed that the organum was a kind of counterpoint, one voice imitating another in the fourth, fifth or octave. Very few agree with him.) 990--Guido of Arezzo (in Italy) born. He greatly improved notation and originated the syllables ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si. He was one of the greatest music teachers the world has known., 1100-1200--The Trouvcrcs of Southern France (Provence) and the Troubadours flourished. 1150--Franco of Cologne b. Theorist and composer. The greatest musician of the thirteenth century. 1180--Walter Odington b. England. Great theorist. Some believe he wrote the first canon, "Sumer is icumcn in." 1220--Franco of Cologne invented Rests. 1228--The first canon, "Sumer is icumcn in," written. 1240--Adam de La Hale, most famous troubadour, born. (About this t...
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