Ancient/Medieval/Renaissance: Antiquity-1600 A.D.
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RoundTheBend 
***Simply a listening list for those wanting Early Western Classical Music***
The ancient music period, before 500
The early music period, which includes
the Medieval (500–1400) including
the ars antiqua (1170–1310)
the ars nova (1310–1377)
the ars subtilior (1360–1420)
the Renaissance (1400–1600) eras.
- Chart updated: 11/12/2018 03:45
- (Created: 01/24/2018 04:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Pre-500 A.D.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6lxlMK2hwRL7mOlIBR2q3X?si=L2st-ZJDT5C4CKBiuHwQSA [First added to this chart: 03/04/2018]
https://open.spotify.com/album/6lxlMK2hwRL7mOlIBR2q3X?si=L2st-ZJDT5C4CKBiuHwQSA [First added to this chart: 03/04/2018]
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Pre-500 A.D.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5If2ILCMrDcV7upnLDjrwf?si=QWXL6xgwTe-cNTzXFNo8xA [First added to this chart: 03/04/2018]
https://open.spotify.com/album/5If2ILCMrDcV7upnLDjrwf?si=QWXL6xgwTe-cNTzXFNo8xA [First added to this chart: 03/04/2018]
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1996
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3
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Pre-500 A.D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7SPcdU03w&list=PLmttmavGgQ0Z3o53cOfo_zrQEHlMxTCIn [First added to this chart: 03/05/2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7SPcdU03w&list=PLmttmavGgQ0Z3o53cOfo_zrQEHlMxTCIn [First added to this chart: 03/05/2018]
Year of Release:
2000
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1
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700 to 900
Genre: Plainsong/Gregorian Chant
I listened to this through Google Play, but now don't have access to it, but there's this: https://open.spotify.com/album/5b0A7R9kcmcuErJzDuHMpr?si=raFEB7FMTN2oiyVaGSkgPw [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
Genre: Plainsong/Gregorian Chant
I listened to this through Google Play, but now don't have access to it, but there's this: https://open.spotify.com/album/5b0A7R9kcmcuErJzDuHMpr?si=raFEB7FMTN2oiyVaGSkgPw [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
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700 to 900
Genre: Plainsong/Gregorian Chant
https://open.spotify.com/album/1479CfLRmrF48PhAEwZLMu?si=TK5eglHGQLW9xq74uBM1CA [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
Genre: Plainsong/Gregorian Chant
https://open.spotify.com/album/1479CfLRmrF48PhAEwZLMu?si=TK5eglHGQLW9xq74uBM1CA [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1994
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2
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700 to 900
Genre: Plainsong/Gregorian Chant
https://open.spotify.com/album/3fZzU3dmEEDPZvZ5pwT3le?si=kVpe7Yj_RaCg2cfvs9VPeQ [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
Genre: Plainsong/Gregorian Chant
https://open.spotify.com/album/3fZzU3dmEEDPZvZ5pwT3le?si=kVpe7Yj_RaCg2cfvs9VPeQ [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
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700 to 1300
https://open.spotify.com/album/7MjlWBlhqoCvCNNTHvV67c?si=5bZndEJRSLWJ6KvdTyTiuw [First added to this chart: 01/27/2018]
https://open.spotify.com/album/7MjlWBlhqoCvCNNTHvV67c?si=5bZndEJRSLWJ6KvdTyTiuw [First added to this chart: 01/27/2018]
8. (=)
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800s
Genre: Byzantine Liturgical Song
https://open.spotify.com/album/7Jz3ClPZBe4EfY86fgLcog?si=jbHJDRerR-a6WnWa7Bi1Xw [First added to this chart: 01/26/2018]
Genre: Byzantine Liturgical Song
https://open.spotify.com/album/7Jz3ClPZBe4EfY86fgLcog?si=jbHJDRerR-a6WnWa7Bi1Xw [First added to this chart: 01/26/2018]
9. (=)
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800s
Genre: Sequence Hymns
https://open.spotify.com/album/23H3ScRv7Et2kMex1TEo6S?si=GpUs4a1sR-WgHGnhZh1UgA [First added to this chart: 01/27/2018]
Genre: Sequence Hymns
https://open.spotify.com/album/23H3ScRv7Et2kMex1TEo6S?si=GpUs4a1sR-WgHGnhZh1UgA [First added to this chart: 01/27/2018]
Year of Release:
2011
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0
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1100-1200s
Genre: Organum
Excerpts from the Magnus Liber as compiled by Léonin and Pérotin, performed by the Orlando Consort.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6l2UeqQRPfnrF4iPYTPxDI?si=mbESoRlaTN6KlyIb_nmAtg [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
Genre: Organum
Excerpts from the Magnus Liber as compiled by Léonin and Pérotin, performed by the Orlando Consort.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6l2UeqQRPfnrF4iPYTPxDI?si=mbESoRlaTN6KlyIb_nmAtg [First added to this chart: 01/24/2018]
Year of Release:
2004
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0
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Ancient/Medieval/Renaissance: Antiquity-1600 A.D. composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 40 | 40% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sequentia | 5 | 5% | |
| Trouvère Medieval Minstrels | 4 | 4% | |
| Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard | 3 | 3% | |
| The Hilliard Ensemble | 3 | 3% | |
| Jordi Savall / La Capella Reial De Catalunya / Hespèrion XX | 3 | 3% | |
| Tetraktys | 3 | 3% | |
| Orlando Consort | 3 | 3% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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| ! | 10/02/2022 18:19 |  mutley88 | 29 | 79/100 |
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From MadhattanJack 11/16/2025 02:45 | #311693
MadhattanJack 11/16/2025 02:45 | #311693
Thank you for assembling this! Not many charts on BEA are as indispensable as this one. Sometimes it's much more satisfying to play the real thing than it is to just reach for the nearest Dead Can Dance album.
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From mutley88 10/02/2022 18:20 | #290117
mutley88 10/02/2022 18:20 | #290117
Kudos for research and commitment to this chart, took some committed listening too.
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From Jameth 07/05/2019 19:00 | #239011
Jameth 07/05/2019 19:00 | #239011
I’m starting my classical journey now, it’s just time. Starting here at square one. I’ll find some other resources to supplement my listening, so hopefully, I can send some recommendations your way. Thanks for the awesome chart!
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Tha1ChiefRocka 03/07/2018 04:30 | #210279
Freakin' legit dude.
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