Editing Timeline of musical events (section)

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:'''Contents:''' <br />[[#Ancient music|Ancient music]] – [[#Early history|Early history]] – [[#1500s|1500s]] – [[#1510s|1510s]] – [[#1520s|1520s]] – [[#1530s|1530s]] – [[#1540s|1540s]] – [[#1550s|1550s]] – [[#1560s|1560s]] – [[#1570s|1570s]] – [[#1580s|1580s]] – [[#1590s|1590s]] – [[#1600s|1600s]] – [[#1610s|1610s]] – [[#1620s|1620s]] – [[#1630s|1630s]] – [[#1640s|1640s]] – [[#1650s|1650s]] – [[#1660s|1660s]] – [[#1670s|1670s]] – [[#1680s|1680s]] – [[#1690s|1690s]] – [[#1700s|1700s]] – [[#1710s|1710s]] – [[#1720s|1720s]] – [[#1730s|1730s]] – [[#1740s|1740s]] – [[#1750s|1750s]] – [[#1760s|1760s]] – [[#1770s|1770s]] – [[#1780s|1780s]] – [[#1790s|1790s]] – [[#1800s|1800s]] – [[#1810s|1810s]] – [[#1820s|1820s]] – [[#1830s|1830s]] – [[#1840s|1840s]] – [[#1850s|1850s]] – [[#1860s|1860s]] – [[#1870s|1870s]] – [[#1880s|1880s]] – [[#1890s|1890s]] – [[#1900s|1900s]] – [[#1910s|1910s]] – [[#1920s|1920s]] – [[#1930s|1930s]] – [[#1940s|1940s]] – [[#1950s|1950s]] – [[#1960s|1960s]] – [[#1970s|1970s]] – [[#1980s|1980s]] – [[#1990s|1990s]] – [[#2000s|2000s]] – [[#2010s|2010s]] – [[#2020s|2020s]]

This page indexes the individual ''year in music'' pages.
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