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c. 1500 BC
 
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A copper trumpet is in use in Egypt, forerunner of the brass instruments of the orchestra     
c. 500 BC
 
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The followers of Pythagoras discover the mathematical basis of the octave       
c. 250 BC
 
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The organ, using a mechanical device to pump air through a set of musical pipes, is invented in Alexandria by Ctesibius       
c. 600
 
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Ritual intoning of the psalms, derived from Jewish synagogues, is formalized in Christian worship as Gregorian chant      
c. 1050
 
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Polyphony brings new complexity of interweaving vocal lines, in the choral singing of abbey or cathedral     
c. 1320
 
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Philippe de Vitry, in his Ars Nova ('New Art'), lays out the basis of musical notation