This musical genre, created during the Renaissance period, featured pieces written independently from the Church, and were not made for religion, which was unusual for the time period.

This choral style, developed in the Medieval period, consists of having one melody sung the same by every person in the choir.

Imitative Polyphony was first introduced during this time period.

J.S. Bach, a German, wrote music during this era.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian, wrote music during this era.

This musical genre, created during the Baroque period, featured religious pieces that told biblical stories.

This choral style, developed in the Renaissance period, consists of having multiple vocal parts singing a melody one after the other.

Music from this time period began to strive for clarity and refinement rather than complexity from earlier periods.

Robert Schumann wrote music during this era.

Felix Mendelssohn wrote music during this era.

This musical genre, created during the Renaissance period, featured religious pieces written in Latin.

This choral style, developed in the Classical period, consists of having one melody, where different vocal parts sing different parts of the chord.

Music from this time period was written with shape notes, which then transitioned into "neumes."

Thomas Tallis, an Englishman, wrote music during this era.

G.F. Handel, a German, wrote music during this era.

This musical genre, created during the Baroque period, featured religious pieces that had many movements featuring a range of singers and instruments.

This choral style, developed in the Medieval period, was the first introduction of harmony into music.

Music from this time period introduced the idea of Vocal Ornamentation.

Joseph Hadyn, an Austrian, wrote music during this era.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Frenchman, wrote music during this era.

This musical genre, created during the Renaissance period, featured religious pieces that were written in English, instead of the traditional language of Latin.

This choral style, developed in the Medieval period, features multiple vocal parts singing a melody in different pitches, creating a harmony.

Music from this time period influenced a style of grandiosity into pieces, adding elements such as dramatism to pieces.

Michael Praetorius, a German, wrote music during this era.

Johannes Brahms wrote music during this era.