The timeline is a good idea to get you started, but the one posted above is too basic to be useful.
You need to discover what styles/periods and what genres of music you enjoy. As you say, everything from solo instruments, piano, etc., through to full orchestra + chorus.
For initial toe-dipping, youtube will do. There's a lot of classical music on there to be sampled.
Have a listen to:
Dowland, consort of viols
Biber, Rosary Sonatas
some Bach, or Telemann, or Handel
some Mozart
some Haydn
some Beethoven
some Chopin nocturnes
some Dvorak
some Mahler (symphony 4)
some Debussy
some Stravinsky
some Gorecki (symphony 3)
some Arvo Part
You'll get an idea of different periods/styles, and then you can start digging deeper.
You need to discover what styles/periods and what genres of music you enjoy. As you say, everything from solo instruments, piano, etc., through to full orchestra + chorus.
For initial toe-dipping, youtube will do. There's a lot of classical music on there to be sampled.
Have a listen to:
Dowland, consort of viols
Biber, Rosary Sonatas
some Bach, or Telemann, or Handel
some Mozart
some Haydn
some Beethoven
some Chopin nocturnes
some Dvorak
some Mahler (symphony 4)
some Debussy
some Stravinsky
some Gorecki (symphony 3)
some Arvo Part
You'll get an idea of different periods/styles, and then you can start digging deeper.