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For sites about music predating the rise of 18-century counterpoint, including the Baroque, Renaissance, Medieval and earlier periods. The music is sometimes but not always performed on instruments approximating those available at the time the music was written. Includes monophonic unaccompanied chant as performed in Catholic worship services.

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Resources in This Category

• Early Music FAQ

  http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/
  Information on Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music; Repertory Overview, information on CD-ROM recordings, topics, and links.

• Early Music Network

  http://www.earlymusic.net/
  international Web based organization providing information about early music and historical performance all over the world and offering helpful services for musicians and organizations

• Early MusiChicago

  http://earlymusichicago.org/
  This is a web portal to the Early Music scene in the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area and adjoining region. The site covers "all things early music."

• Graphical Index of Early Music Concerts

  http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/concerts/map.html
  Graphical Concert Index - a clickable world map with links for early music performing groups and festivals

• Here Of A Sunday Morning

  http://www.hoasm.org/
  Extensive historical and biographical resources and playlists for Chris Whent's WBAI radio program.

• National Centre for Early Music

  http://www.ncem.co.uk/
  Events listings, concerts, and festivals for Baroque, Choral, Renaissance, and early music generally.

• Renaissance and Baroque Music

  http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2233/composer.htm
  Course resources by Gordon J. Callon at McGill University.

• Search Beat: Baroque Music

  http://www.search-beat.com/baroque.htm
  Brief articles and links to composers and other sites.

• Search Beat: Early Music

  http://www.search-beat.com/earlymusic.htm
  Brief articles and links on Renaissance and Medieval music.

• The ap Huw Manuscript

  http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ap_huw/
  Facsimile and other information about this Welsh collection of harp tablature dating from the late 16th and early 17th century.

• Vatican Exhibit: Music Hall

  http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/e-music/Music.html
  Virtual exhibition from the Vatican: From Gregorian Chant to Opera's Origins

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