A Short History of Western Music

A six-period tour of Western music history, one sheet each, answering what composers could do at the end of each period that they couldn't at the start — with who to know and three works to hear per era.

What's inside

• The whole story on one line — six periods from Medieval to Modern, with dates and a one-line summary of each
• One sheet per period — Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern — each with what was new, forms and genres, and who to know
• Three works to listen to per period, chosen to show the style plainly
• A composer table with dates and why each mattered, for every period
• Pairs with The Orchestra Throughout History wall chart, which follows the same span through orchestra size