- The Early Renaissance (1350-1500) - http://www.hoasm.org/PeriodIII.html
Summary of the period linked to biographies of composers from the period from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
- The High Renaissance (16th Century) - http://www.hoasm.org/PeriodIV.html
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 - http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/renaissance.html
Introduction to the period from Essentials of Music linked to details on historical themes, musical context, style, and composer biographies.
- Music History 102: The Renaissance - http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/ren/index.htm
Composers, major styles and developments, illustrations, and Real Audio RAM sound files from the Internet Public Library.
- Renaissance Composers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Renaissance_composers
Wikipedia directory listing over 125 individuals with articles in the online encyclopedia.
- Renaissance Era (1450 - 1600) - http://humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=i&a=l&ID=2
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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