A CONDENSED HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC

The choirs at Walnut Hills sing music from a variety of historical eras. Since the history of Western Music is rather lengthy, Mr. Nims has condensed it into a brief and easily digestible overview.

This page is a resource to help give you, our audience, greater context to more fully enjoy what you hear us perform. Each link below will take you on a musical adventure. This will include a brief summary of the era’s style characteristics, the greater historical context that influenced composers of the day, a list of representative composers and playlists of their “greatest hits,” and fun facts.