The High Renaissance (16th Century) - Summary of the period linked to biographies of composers from the era and related period material from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
Renaissance: 1450-1600 - Introduction to the period from Essentials of Music linked to details on historical themes, musical context, style, and composer biographies.
Kunst der Fuge: Fugal Compositions of the 16th Century - Inclusive list of fugues written in the 1500's, comprising all the relevant repertory up to date and links to classical musician pages.
Music History 102: The Renaissance - Composers, major styles and developments, illustrations, and Real Audio RAM sound files from the Internet Public Library.
Medieval, Renaissance, and Traditional Music - Collection of MIDI audio files freely downloadable from Kunst der Fuge. Sorted by nationality and author.
Renaissance Composers - Wikipedia directory listing over 125 individuals with articles in the online encyclopedia.
Renaissance Era (1450 - 1600) - Overview of the time period with links to composer pages and an historical perspective. Includes rise of polyphony and the madrigal. From The Conservatory at Humanities Web.
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