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15,000 BCE
Harp
The harp was invented way back in 15,000BC and the place of origin being Ancient Egypt and is the instrument type of string.
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5500 BCE
Drums
The drums were invented in 5500BC and the country of origin being China and is the instrument type of percussion. Wooden sticks, hollow cylinders.
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2000 BCE
Cymbals
The cymbals were invented in 2000BC and the country of origin being and is the instrument type of percussion consisting of a circular flat or concave metal plate that is struck with a drumstick.
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1700 BCE
Tambourine
The tambourine was invented in 1700BC and the country of origin being Ancient Egypt and is the instrument type of percussion. Shallow handheld drum played by stroking or shaking the jingles to striking it sharply with the hand or stick
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1500 BCE
Trumpet
The trumpet was invented in 1500BC and the country of origin being Egypt and is the instrument type of brass. A long slender metal tube with three valves.
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500 BCE
Maracas
The maracas were invented in 500BC and the country of origin is around West Africa and is the instrument type of percussion. hand percussion instrument usually played in pairs and common in Caribbean, Latin American and South American music.
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1490
Sackbutt
The Sackbutt was invented in late 1400's and the place of origin being Burgundy and is the instrument type of brass.
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1500
Trombone
The trombone was invented in 1500 century and the country of origin is Belgium and is the instrument type of brass.
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1550
Viola
The viola was invented in 1550 and the place of origin being Northern Italy and is the instrument type of string.
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Guitar
The guitar was invented in 1600 with the place of origin being Spain and is the instrument type of string.
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Violin
The violin was invented in 16th century and the country of origin being Italy and is the instrument type of strings. Hollow wooden body and four strings.
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Baroque Era
The Baroque Era lasted from 1600 till 1750 when such significant new vocal and instrument genres as opera, oratorio, cantata, sonata, and concerto were introduced and such composers such as Johann-Sebastian-Bach and many more flourished. https://www.britannica.com/summary/Baroque-art-and-architecture#:~:text=In%20music%2C%20the%20Baroque%20era,and%20George%20Frideric%20Handel%20flourished. -
Bassoon
The bassoon was invented in 1636 and the place of origin being France and is the instrument type of woodwinds. -
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 14 1678 with his birthplace being Venice Italy, he made his first known appearance playing side with his father in the basilica as a “supernumerary” violinist in 1696.
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George Frederic Handel
George was born on March 5 1685 with his birthplace being Halle (Saale) Germany, which younger Handel was the son of a barber-surgeon he showed a marked gift for music. He composed many works in Italy, including two operas, numerous Italian solo cantatas (vocal compositions), Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (1707) and another oratorio.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 31 1685 and his birthplace being Eisenach Germany after being orphaned at the age of 10, he lived for 5 years with his eldest brother, after he continued his musical education in Lüneburg. He was a musician of the late Baroque period and is known for his solo instrumental works such as the cello suites and sonatas and partitas for solo violin all before he passed on July 28 1750.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Giovanni was born on January 4 1710 with his birthplace being Lesli Italy, discarding that his life was cut short due to tuberculosis he managed to create works of high artistic value and among which we remember La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress) all before he passed at the ripe age of 26 on March 16 1736. -
Joseph Hadyn
Joseph was born on March 31 1732 with his birthplace being Rohrau Austria. Works of his from this period are the string quartets of Opus 20, the Piano Sonata in C Minor, and the symphonies in minor keys, especially the so-called Trauersymphonie in E Minor, No. 44, all before he passed on May 31 1809.
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Oboe
The oboe was invented in the mid 17th century and the place of origin being France and is the instrument type of woodwinds.
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Classical Era
The classical era lasted from about 1750 till 1820, within this period musicians developed a number of music forms which one of them being symphony that's a long musical composition for an orchestra. Composers representing this era would be most famously Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/classical-music/353506#:~:text=Music%20experts%20call%20the%20time,a%20viola%2C%20and%20a%20cello. -
Antonio Salieri
Antonio was born August 18 1750 with his birthplace being Legnago, Republic of Venice. Salieri’s first opera, Le donne letterate, was produced at the Burgtheater in Vienna. Throughout his life he remained friendly with Joseph Hadyn and Beethoven whom he had given lessons in counterpoint and who dedicated the Three Violin Sonatas, Op. 12 (1797), to him. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonio-Salieri -
Wolfgang Amadeus (Mozart)
Mozart was born on January 27 1756 and his birthplace being Austria he was born into a family of good standing which includes architects and bookbinders. His many operas and symphonies such as the motet Exsulate, Jubilate, K 165 (1773), the operas the marriage of Figaro (1786) and Don Giovanni (1787), and the Jupiter Symphony are what he's most known for before he passed on December 5 1791.
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Beethoven was born on December 16 1770 with his birthplace being Cologne (Germany). In musical form he was an innovator, while in the Ninth Symphony he combined the worlds of vocal and instrumental music in a manner never before attempted. He would later become more death throughout his years butt making his more prominent pieces within his last 10 years before passing on March 26 1827. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ludwig-van-Beethoven -
French Horn
The French Horn was invented in 1814 and the country of origin being germany and is the instrument type of brass. 12 feet of narrow tubing wound into a circle.
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Romantic Era
The romantic era lasted from about 1820 till 1900 and new genres in addition to standby forms like the sonata and the symphony, Romantic composers wrote in new musical forms including the rhapsody, the nocturne, the concert etude, the polonaise, the mazurka, the overture, and program music. https://vidaartmanagement.com/blog/-romantic-period-music -
Accordian
The accordian was invented in 1822 and the country of origin being Berlin Germany and is the instrument type of percussion. Portable wind instrument having a large bellows for forcing air through
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Piccolo
The piccolo was invented in 1832 and the country of origin being Western Europe and is the instrument type of woodwinds.
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Tuba
The Tuba was invented in 1835 and the country of origin being Germany and is the instrument type of brass.
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Saxophone
The saxophone was invented in 1840 and the country of origin is Paris France and is the instrument type of woodwinds. Single reed woodwind, conical body.
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Ukelele
The ukelele was invented in 1879 with the place of origin being Hawaii/Portugal and is the instrument type of strings.
https://stagemusiccenter.com/music-school-blog-winchester-acton-ma/2019/9/20/ukulele-history-fun-facts-and-benefits-of-learning -
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20th Century Music
20th Century Music lasted from 1900 to about the year of 2000. This era was a change for new ideas in music how rhythm may vary in accordance to the mood or specific style of the composer with inventions of electronic instruments and the synthesizer in the mid century influencing new forms of music of today. -
Bagpipe
The bagpipe was invented in 1985 and the place of origin being Egypt and is the instrument type of woodwinds.
https://www.britannica.com/summary/bagpipe