This site includes a history of the concerto and great music clips from Vivaldi, Corelli, Telemann, Handel, and J.S. Bach. (
http://www.baroquecds.com/18Web.html
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This site offers a roundup of Baroque music including a section on the concerto grosso and the solo concerto. (
http://trumpet.sdsu.edu/M345/Baroque_Music1.html
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This site offers a biography on Vivaldi and excellent sound clips from each movement of his Four Seasons. (
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/vivaldi.html
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This site offers a detailed history of the life of Antonio Vivaldi with links to portraits and sound files of his works. (
http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxvivaldi.html
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This site offers some background on the Brandenburg Concertos of J.S. Bach with a complete NPR radio program narrated by Lisa Simeone. (
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/milestones/991214.motm.brandenburg.html
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This site a discussion of each of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto, including movements and key structures. (
http://inkpot.com/classical/bachbrandenburg.html
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This link discusses the relationship between the music of Vivaldi and that of of J. S. Bach. (
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Articles/Defense-Bach%5BReese%5D.htm
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