MUSIC HISTORY  (SELECTED WWW RESOURCES)
		General - 101  Middle Ages Renaissance Baroque Classical Modern General - 101 Musical Epochs     http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/epochs.html         Periods and their major composers, from Middle Ages / Perotin         to Modern Minimalist / John Cage.   Music History 102     http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/mushist/         Created by Juilliard, mounted at the Internet Public Library,         Music History 102 is organized by periods: the Middle Ages;          the Renaissance; the Baroque Age;  the Classical period;           the Romantic Era; and the Twentieth Century.          Each period survey includes hyperlinks to illustrated         biographies of major composers. The latter in turn include         hyperlinks to downloadable RealAudio files of representative         compositions..  Middle Ages Medieval Love Songs     http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/love-in-the-arts/medieval.html          Examines in detail the contributions of the troubadours to          European music during the 12th and 13th centuries. Gregorian Chant Notation    http://lphrc.org/Chant/         Illustrates and explains the neumes, which represent notes         sung on a single syllable, and their matrix, the four-line         Gregorian staff. Medieval Music MIDI Files    http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/emusic/medieval.html         Thirty annotated MIDI presentations of representative          medieval compositions by Machaut, Perotin, Richard Lionheart,          and others.  Instruments Pour Jouer Les Musiques du Moyen Age     http://www.multimania.com/cbrass/depart.html         One of the best available illustrated studies of the individual         instruments germane to medieval music.           Also a good opportunity to brush up on your French! Renaissance A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments     http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html         A thorough and generously illustrated study of the          key instruments: lute, organetto, gemshorn, hurdy-gurdy,         bagpipe, transverse flute, harpsichord, and others. Jacobean Music and Dance      http://www.bcpl.net/~cbladey/guy/html/music.html         A multifaceted examination of music and dance as practiced         in Europe in the year 1605.  Includes MIDI files of           representative  compositions by the major musical figures          of the period. The Internet Renaissance Band      http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/emusic/renaissa.html         MIDI performances of works by leading Renaissance         composers including Michael Praetorius, Claude Gervaise,          and Thomas Morley. Baroque Baroque Composers and Musicians     http://www.islandnet.com/~arton/barcomp.html         Historical context, geography, biographical notes,          and related links. Baroque Music     http://baroque-music.com/         Composers, instruments, recommended recordings, articles,         "Woodwind Central", a MIDI archive, and live online broadcasts          of Baroque music. The Purcell Project    http://web.ftech.net/~honeyg/purcell.htm        Heavily annotated midi performances of a representative        selection of compositions by Henry Purcell (1659-1695). Sounds of Harpsichords and Related Instruments    http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/hpsi.html           Fifteen-second samples (WAV) of sounds of various        harpsichords, clavichords, virginals, and related instruments        prominent in Baroque music. Baroque (from the AEIOU History of Music)     http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.music.7/         Illustrated and detailed studies of baroque composers and their        prominent individual works.  Many of these include WAV         samples of performances.          Note: Text can be converted from German to English by clicking        "English" on the page's menu bar.          Classical The Classical Music Pages    http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html        Created by conductor Matt Boynick, this site can be examined        by epoch, by genre, by composer, or by instrument.          Very thorough and well-illustrated. The Music Chamber     http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/         Interactive site dedicated to chamber music.          Includes RealAudio performances of the "15 Greatest Chamber         Compositions" by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and others. The Symphony: An Interactive Guide     http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/           Very extensive: countries, composers, instruments,          symphonic form, MIDI and RealAudio performances of          major symphonies by Berlioz, Brahms, Saint-Saens,          Mozart, Bruckner, and more.          The Web Concert Hall     http://www.webconcerthall.com/         Offers classical broadcasts (especially performances by         up-and-coming new artists), news, reviews, and music history. Modern Sequenza 21   http://www.sequenza21.com/        "The Contemporary Classical Music Weekly" online.         Dedicated to the promotion of contemporary classical music         and its creators. Edgard Varese     http://www.geocities.com/stephenpedder/         Includes a biography, bibliography, discography,          portrait gallery, and musical examples in MP3 format         (between 60KB and 140KB). James Pritchett: Writings on John Cage     http://www.music.princeton.edu/~jwp/          An extensive, well-informed study of works by this          Musique ConcrÀte composer.