This page is a great jumping-off point for connecting to famous composers, musical movements, and other issues of Renaissance music. (
http://www.carolinaclassical.com/rena.html
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This site offers connections to the major artists of the Renaissance with stunning images of their work. (
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/links/renaissance_links.html
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This site offers an in-depth review of the Council of Trent, the Roman Catholic church's response to the Reformation led by Martin Luther. (
http://mb-soft.com/believe/txs/trent.htm
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This site offers the complete list of 95 theses by Martin Luther, which set the stage for the Reformation. (
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html
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This site offers lots of sound files (on synthesizer) of English madrigals through the seventeenth century, organized by composer. (
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/madrigals.html
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This site is offers a great outline for the development of the madrigal in Europe during the Renaissance. (
http://www.uwgb.edu/ogradyt/ls1/madrigal.htm
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This site features images and descriptions of daily life during the Renaissance. (
http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/GeneralFiles/renLinksDaily.html
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