Music

The Goliards were wandering scholars devoted to adventure and the good life. The Goliards produced the earliest known preserved examples of secular music.

The Carmina Burana is a collection of plays and songs found in a medieval German manuscript.

A selection of resources concerning medieval musicians by About Guide to Music Education Espie Estrella. See also her Medieval Music Timeline.

Vatican exhibit includes many beautiful graphics of choirbooks, masses, motets, hymns, psalms, and more, prefaced by a helpful and informative introduction.

Extensive article by Cynthia J. Cyrus at the ORB covers plainchant, music as art or craft, liturgy, polyphany, and links to a glossary and additional articles.

This discussion list provides a forum for those interested in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Website includes subscription form and searchable archives.

An exploration of the origins and progress of the English Madrigal movement is accompanied by images, sound clips, a bibliography and discography. Nicely done by Hope Greenberg.