Music
Goliards - Wandering Scholars Devoted to Adventure and the Good Life - Goliardic Poets
The Goliards were wandering scholars devoted to adventure and the good life. The Goliards produced the earliest known preserved examples of secular music.
The Goliards were wandering scholars devoted to adventure and the good life. The Goliards produced the earliest known preserved examples of secular music.
The Carmina Burana – Medieval Collection of Songs and Plays
The Carmina Burana is a collection of plays and songs found in a medieval German manuscript.
The Carmina Burana is a collection of plays and songs found in a medieval German manuscript.
Medieval Music Period
A selection of resources concerning medieval musicians by About Guide to Music Education Espie Estrella. See also her Medieval Music Timeline.
A selection of resources concerning medieval musicians by About Guide to Music Education Espie Estrella. See also her Medieval Music Timeline.
From Gregorian Chant to Opera's Origins
Vatican exhibit includes many beautiful graphics of choirbooks, masses, motets, hymns, psalms, and more, prefaced by a helpful and informative introduction.
Vatican exhibit includes many beautiful graphics of choirbooks, masses, motets, hymns, psalms, and more, prefaced by a helpful and informative introduction.
Introduction to Medieval Music
Extensive article by Cynthia J. Cyrus at the ORB covers plainchant, music as art or craft, liturgy, polyphany, and links to a glossary and additional articles.
Extensive article by Cynthia J. Cyrus at the ORB covers plainchant, music as art or craft, liturgy, polyphany, and links to a glossary and additional articles.
Med-and-ren music
This discussion list provides a forum for those interested in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Website includes subscription form and searchable archives.
This discussion list provides a forum for those interested in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Website includes subscription form and searchable archives.
Music of the Period Explained
A nice introduction to the uses of music during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries at the Gunpowder Plot site includes MIDI samples, lyrics, and instructions for two period dances.
A nice introduction to the uses of music during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries at the Gunpowder Plot site includes MIDI samples, lyrics, and instructions for two period dances.
The Silver Swan: Elizabethan Music's Debt to Italian Humanis
An exploration of the origins and progress of the English Madrigal movement is accompanied by images, sound clips, a bibliography and discography. Nicely done by Hope Greenberg.
An exploration of the origins and progress of the English Madrigal movement is accompanied by images, sound clips, a bibliography and discography. Nicely done by Hope Greenberg.