1200 AD – 1967 ADFrom royal river barges and ancient clay tablets to smoky recording booths and electrified festival stages, today we drop in on the most pivotal moments in the history of music.
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Round 1 · 1967 AD
CasualHendrix Burns Guitar at Monterey Pop Festival
Jimi Hendrix famously concluded his explosive set at the Monterey Pop Festival by dousing his Fender Stratocaster in lighter fluid and setting it on fire, cementing his legend in rock history.
Round 2 · 1200 AD
TrickyPerotin's Polyphony at Notre-Dame de Paris
Within the partially built cathedral, the Notre-Dame school of polyphony flourished, pioneering the revolutionary organum technique where multiple independent voice parts harmonized simultaneously.
Round 3 · 1954 AD
TrickyElvis Presley Records at Sun Studio
Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black improvised an upbeat version of Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right" during a break, inadvertently kickstarting the rockabilly genre and launching Presley's career.
Round 4 · 1965 AD
TrickyBob Dylan Goes Electric at Newport
Backed by a heavily amplified blues band, Bob Dylan traded his acoustic guitar for a Fender Stratocaster, outraging folk purists but irrevocably altering the trajectory of rock music.
Round 5 · 1365 AD
TrickyMachaut's Messe de Nostre Dame Premiere
Guillaume de Machaut composed the first complete polyphonic setting of the Mass Ordinary by a single composer, transforming Western music within the soaring gothic arches of Reims Cathedral.
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