Web Resources

Sibelius Acadamy: Early Music Links

http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/early.html

This site presents a list of links to sites on early music, including resources on early women composers.

http://classicalmus.hispeed.com/medieval.html

A nice series of links to literature, instruments, composers and other web resources relating to the period. You can also access Renaissance Music Links http://classicalmus.hispeed.com/rena.htmlfrom the same site.

http://www.music.princeton.edu/chant_html/

A great starting place for finding academic and research oriented pages on the subject, as well as the cultural history of the Middle Ages in general.

http://www.netaxs.com/~rmk/Chant/

A concise, well-illustrated introduction to the elements of chant notation can be found here.

http://www.msu.edu/~knitter/chantlinks.html

Those interested in more focused academic study on the theory, literature and cultural themes of Gregorian Chant should visit this site. It includes links to the Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum, an on line database of early music theory, the Handbook on Western Plainchant, and other information on the culture of this musical form.

http://www.healingchants.com/hvb_links.html

This site contains links to the life, times, music, art and notation style of the composer.

http://www.ced.appstate.edu/intercollege/3850/studwork/medieval/guide/exa/organum.htm

A description of the forms and styles associated with Organum is presented at this site.

http://www.schuyesmans.be/gregoriaans/EN/ENmu_06.htm

A concise, colorful and well-illustrated introduction to concepts relating to the Church Modes is provided here.

http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/composers/machaut.html

The life and times of this artist, along with links to many of his lyrics, is presented at this site. It also includes an up to date discography of his music.

1		Select 3 musical examples of music from the Middle Ages, and describe their musical form. How do these pieces differ in texture from the Renaissance period?
2		In your own words, describe the life and historical importance of three composers of your choice from this period.
3		Describe three musical instruments used during this period.
4		Describe the key elements of the Church Modes.
5		Describe the similarities and differences between early music notation and the notation of today. What factors do you believe account for these differences?