Click
on the small sundial to look at the composer's historical context Click on one
of the composers' name below to find his work in the Archives.
Once there, you can click on the label to return to his location here. (Only a representative
sample of composers is included in this timeline as the Archives
offers works from 1,641 composers, all of whom cannot fit
in this chart.)
CENTURY
PERIOD (1)
COMPOSERS - Biographies from the Concise
Oxford Dictionary of Music
Click on the composer's name to listen to his work.
Click on for the historical context.
(1) The time (century)
divisions usually use the composer's birthday and the period divisions
are, and will always be, the subject of intense discussions amongst
musicologists. These divisions are thus offered for approximate indication
value only.
to look at the composer's historical context Click on one
of the composers' name below to find his work in the Archives.
Once there, you can click on the 
label to return to his location here. (Only a representative
sample of composers is included in this timeline as the Archives
offers works from 1,641 composers, all of whom cannot fit
in this chart.)