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RE: Breaking down the eras of Classical Music
Thanks, but what about the monochord? ;-)
I personally like going back further, to medieval music and plainchant, though, as you mention, I'm not sure how much of it was written down.
Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet made me smile; listened to it as a teenager - random selection from the local music library.
Further back is way beyond my area of expertise! But yes, we also run into the problem of lack of documentation. There is notation but no real clues on performance.