Music in Italy has a history dating back to 230 AD. But let's not take things from year to year and generalize. We will simply say before 1500. At that time, music was mainly oriented towards religion. One of the first signs of music in Italy was the singing of the Alleluia after the recitation of the Psalms. Other hymns began to appear in 386. However, real music did not develop until the 7th to 12th centuries. It was at this time that plainchant was created. Around 1000, the Guidonian Hand was created. This was the first version on a musical staff. By the 15th century, musical compositions were becoming more and more common. We then move on to the 16th century: the Renaissance era. Around this time, poly-choral and baroque music was beginning to become popular. In the 1520s, madrigals appeared and launched madrigalism. A madrigal is a type of music in which emotion is expressed in every line of a work. In the 17th century, the Baroque era, madrigals began to disappear with the appearance of opera. Inspired by the staged works of the Greeks with a musical context, the Italians created opera. Venice, Rome and Naples were the three key cities in the early days of opera. Musical Baroque also began to appear in the 17th century. Baroque, instrumental and orchestral musical music is gaining popularity. Alessandro Scarlatti and Antonio Vivaldi were very important composers of the Baroque era. Opera houses were built in Naples and Milan in the 18th century: the San Carlo Theater and La Scala respectively. After the Baroque era, comes the Classical era. In the 19th century, it was romanticism in Italy. Italian literature, art and music were highly sought after. Opera has continued to remain popular since 433 BC, and electric and acoustic zithers also exist. Those who play zithers are known as zithers. Sacred music in Italy often changes to more popular styles. Some time ago, Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony existed. However, they were eventually replaced by more operatic and entertaining types of music. Furthermore, music and politics were closely linked. There was music for classes, coronations, the birth of an heir, marches and many other occasions. Italian music is localized in regions or cities. Today, Italian music has modernized, with Italian rap and rock. Rap and rock are inspired by the United States. The sound and styles of rap reflect those of America, but the lyrics focus on Italian social critiques. Works Citedwikipedia.org/wiki/music_history_of_italy, wikipedia.org/wiki/music_of_italy