The Renaissance Band
http://curtisclark.org/emusic/
A collection of midi files from composers and representative musical styles of the period. Artists and styles are listed alphabetically and can be heard directly from the screen. Handy, fun and nicely done!
Ancient Musical Instruments
http://www.rbsp.org/medieval-renaissance-and-baroque-music-instruments.aspx
Examples of musical instruments of the Renaissance and Baroque era are presented at this site.
Renaissance Composers
http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/composersren.html
Biographical essays and links to related sites are provided in this abridged dictionary of composers.
Josquin Desprez
http://www.karadar.com/index.php/en/composers-biographies/article/1-composers-biographies/231-desprez-josquin.html
An introduction to the life and times of the composer, including midi sound samples of his work.
Thomas Weelkes
http://home.sprintmail.com/~cwhent/Weelkes.html
Using the websites provided above, answer the following questions.
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