Early music

Early music is European classical music before the classical music era and after Ancient music. The common range given is from the end of Ancient music to the beginning of the Baroque era in about 1600, and so roughly corresponds with the European Middle Ages period.

Post-Antiquity

For information on early music post-Antiquity, see the following articles:

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• Medieval music (roughly 1000-1450)
• Renaissance music (roughly 1450-1600)
• Baroque music (roughly 1600-1750)