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Music History
Early Music
Byzantine Women Composers The Chantilly Codex (c1375) Chords versus Polyphony The Codex Calixtinus (12th century) The Dasia System The Faenza Codex (c1425) The Guido’s Hand Seminar The History of Music Notation The History of the Bow How I Became a Hildegard Addict Lux Aeterna, the Chant of Eternal Light The Montpellier Codex (c1275) Musical Misperceptions Musical Modes, Part 1 (Church Modes) Musical Modes, Part 2 (Rhythmic Modes) Musical Modes, Part 3 (Non-European Modes) Red Notes The Robertsbridge Codex (c1360) The Sound of a Culture The Squarcialupi Codex (15th century) The TrobairitzInteresting Codices
The Chantilly Codex (c1375) The Codex Calixtinus (12th century) The Faenza Codex (c1425) The Montpellier Codex (c1275) The Robertsbridge Codex (c1360) The Squarcialupi Codex (15th century)On Their MP3 Player
Henry VIII (1491-1547) Lucrezia Borgia (coming soon) Sir Francis Drake (coming soon)Women Composers
Beatriz de Dia (c1140-c1200) Byzantine Women Composers Francesca Caccini (1587-1638) Maddelena Casulana (c1540-after 1590) Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729) Barbara Strozzi (1617-1677) The TrobairitzInstrument Biographies
Accordion
Bagpipe
Cornetto
Flute
Harmonica
Harp
Hurdy-Gurdy
Hydraulis (Water Organ)
Lute
Lyre
Oboe
Organ: Pipe (Great Church)
Organ: Portative
Organ: Positive
Organ: Reed (Harmonium)
Psaltery
Recorder
Shawm
Vielle
Virginal
Composer Biographies
Byzantine Composers
Byzantine Women Composers
English Composers
William Byrd (1543-1623) William Cornysh the Younger (1468-1523) Robert Fayrfax (1461-1521) Orlando Gibbons (1583-1623) John Lloyd (d.1523) John Merbecke (c1510-c1585) Peter Philips (c1560-1628) John Sheppard (c1515-1558) Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585) John Taverner (1495-1545) Christopher Tye (c1505-c1572)Flemish Composers
Gilles Binchois (c1400-1460) Antoine Brumel (c1460-c1515) Johannes Ciconia (c1370-1412) Josquin des Prez (c1440-1521) Guillaume Dufay (c1400-1474) Guillaume Machaut (c1300-1377) Johannes Martini (c1440-c1498) Johannes Ockeghem (c1420-1497)French Composers
Adam de la Halle (c1237-c1286) Beatriz de Dia (c1140-c1200) Bernard de Ventadorn (c1130-c1200) Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729) Clement Janequin (c1485-1558) Leonin (fl.c1150-c1201) Marcabru (c1099-1150) Odo of Cluny (c878-942) Perotin (c1160-c1220) The Trobairitz Philippe de Vitry (1291-1361)
German Composers
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) Ludwig Senfl (c1486-c1543) Oswald von Wolkenstein (c1377-1445)Irish Composers
Turlough O’CarolanItalian Composers
Bartholus de Florentia (fl. 1375-1405) Bartolomeo da Bologna (fl.1404-1427) Francesca Caccini (1587-1638) Maddelena Casulana (c1540-after 1590) Guido D’Arezzo (c991-after 1033) Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588) Carlo Gesualdo (c1560-1613) Gherardello da Firenza (c1320-c1362) Francesco Landini (c1325-1397) Lorenzo da Firenza (d. c1372) Paolo da Firenza (c1355-1436) Solomon Rossi (c1570-c1630) Barbara Strozzi (1617-1677) Zacara da Teramo (c1350-c1415)Spanish Composers
Juan de Anchieta (1462-1523) Juan del Encina (1468-1529) Francesco Guerrero (1528-1599) Cristobal de Morales (c1500-1553) Tomas Luis de Victoria (c1548-1611)Melanie Spiller and Coloratura Consulting