Chorale

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/g_chorale.html

A brief narrative introduction to the Chorale from the Classical Music Pages.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/Linguistics/diversen/bach/cantatas/

A great site introduces the cantatas, and discusses research on cantatas. The site provides complete links to cantata texts in German and in English translation.

http://www.musicanet.org/

This very helpful site is a searchable database on choral literature and research.

http://www.choralnet.org/

A helpful site designed for professionals and amateurs involved in choral performance. A searchable database of choral composers, organized alphabetically, is one major feature at the site.

1			Using Choral Net and the International Data Base of Choral Repertoire, find and name three composers from the same or close to the same period composing chorals and cantatas.
2			Name the chorals or cantatas you can find which they have composed. Can you find English translations for these works on the net?
3			What does the background information on Bach's Cantatas tell you about the daily of the people who were listening to them?