Famous Composers Timeline for Homeschoolers and Educators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeline of Composers

Focus: Timeline and timeline pieces to teach about 26 famous composers from various time periods, countries and musical periods as well as one selection of your choice which can be added on the blank piece provided.

Level: Mid-Elem+

  • Composers of Music in this unit include:
  • Henry Purcell  1659-1695  Baroque
  • Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 Baroque
  • George Frideric Handel  1685-1759  Baroque
  • Georg Philipp Telemann  1681-1767  Baroque
  • Johann Sebastian Bach  1685-1750  Baroque
  • Domenico Scarlatti  1685-1757  Baroque
  • Joseph Haydn  1732-1809  Classical
  • Franz Schubert  1797-1828  Classical
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  1756-1791  Classical
  • Ludwig van Beethoven  1770-1827  Classical
  • Johannes Brahms  1838-1897  Romantic
  • Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky  1839-1881  Romantic
  • Franz Liszt  1840-1893  Romantic
  • Camille Saint-Saëns  1835-1921  Romantic
  • Richard Wagner  1813-1883  Romantic
  • Frédéric Chopin  1810-1849  Romantic
  • Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky  1840-1893  Romantic
  • Antonin Leopold Dvořák  1841-1904  Romantic
  • Edvard Grieg  1843-1907  Romantic
  • Claude-Achille Debussy  1862-1918  Impressionist
  • Amy Beach  1867-1944  Late Romantic
  • Giacomo Puccini  1858-1924  Late Romantic
  • Igor Stravinsky  1882-1971  Modern
  • George Gershwin  1898-1937  Modern
  • Aaron Copland  1900-1990  Modern
  • Leonard Bernstein  1918-1990  Modern
  • Instructions:  Cut out pieces to construct the timeline and assemble according to the instructions.  Cut out the individual timeline pieces.  Using the dates on the pieces as a guide, place the pieces on the timeline in the order that they occur.  There will be three pieces to a line.  Many children enjoy moving the pieces to make way for others, so don't worry about putting each on perfectly.  Using
  • mac-tack on the back of pieces makes moving pieces very easy.
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  • Options:
  • You may omit pieces, if desired, to meet the needs and learning level of your children.
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 Download the Desired Sets Below

Timeline of Famous Composers - Timeline Lines

Timeline of Famous Composers - Timeline Pieces

 

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