Baroque Music

http://baroque-music.com/frames/frames.shtml

An extensive collection of biographies of the major composers of the era is provided here with related discographies. A description of baroque ornaments is featured as well as several sound files.

Musical Improvisation in the Baroque Age

http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/improv01.html

This very good site provides a concise introduction to Baroque musical forms and theory, as they apply to improvisation in music of the time. The site is a good resource for learning about basic harmonic and melodic strategies applied in Baroque composition. It also helps to remind us of the technical rigor and level of analytic ability required by musicians of the time.

Late Renaissance and Early Baroque Stylistic Comparisons

http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2273/ren-bar.htm

An easy to read chart comparing styles and approaches of these two periods is presented here, with emphasis on sacred music.

Questions

1			Name three key composers from each phase in the Baroque period.
2			Describe in detail how early Baroque music differed from Renaissance music.
3			Describe the standard musical shorthand in the Baroque period.