History of Western music

The history of Western music is closely tied to the history of Western classical music:

• Early music
• Medieval music (to the 15th century)
• Renaissance music (16th century)
• Baroque music (17th and first half of the 18th centuries)
• Classical music era (1750s to beginning of the 19th century)
• Romantic music (19th century)
• Modern Classical Music (from the 20th century)
  • Minimalist music (from around the 1960s)

Other influential 20th century developments:

• Blues
• Calypso
• Jazz
• Reggae
• Rock and Roll
• Rhythm and blues
• Salsa
• Funk
• Hip hop
• Electronic music
• Experimental music