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Virtual Medieval Church: Troubadours and Courtly Love
Troubadours were medieval traveling poet-musicians who primarily wrote on courtly love. Many of these poets focused on sexual love, such as Moniot d'Arras, while others wrote of a religious love. Understand the purpose of these writing...
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Bo Diddley: The Originator
Biographical information on Bo Diddley, popular musician of rhythm 'n' blues and rock 'n' roll. Provides highlights of his 50 years in the music industry.
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African Australian Online Resource
This site offers dozens of reviews of African recordings, new and re-released. Well-known musicians Zap Mama and Femi Kuti, as well as up and coming ones, are reviewed. Links to individual Web sites and audio files are also featured here.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Van Morrison
Presents detailed biographical information on influential musician, Van Morrison, a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events and an essential songs list.
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Amg: All Music Guide: Duke Ellington
This resource presents an overview of the musical career of Duke Ellington tells the chronological story of his rise to fame as an American jazz musician.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: From the Top
This NPR show focuses on young, aspiring classical musicians. Listen to performers, read interviews with kids about music and read fun facts about music.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: b.b. King
Provides complete biographical details on the "King of the Blues", musician B.B. King, a 1987 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Big Joe Turner
Features complete biographical details on blues musician Big Joe Turner, a 1987 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Carl Perkins
Offers interesting biographical details on Southern rockabilly musician Carl Perkins, a 1987 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Curtis Mayfield
Covers extensive biographical details on successful soul musician, Curtis Mayfield, a 1999 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Howlin' Wolf
Offers excellent biographical details on blues musician Howlin' Wolf, a 1991 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events and essential songs list.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Marvin Gaye
Provides comprehensive biographical details on soul musician Marvin Gaye, a 1987 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, essential songs, and recommended reading list.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Rod Stewart
Features comprehensive biographical details on legendary rock and roll musician, Rod Stewart, a 1994 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Four Tops
One of the most recognizable Motown groups of all time, the Four Tops performed together for over four decades. Here you can read about the musicians, their music and songs. They were 1990 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Black Past
Black Past: Marsalis, Wynton
This concise encyclopedia article tells about Wynton Marsalis as both a classical and jazz musician. There is a link to his own website.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters:bob Marley
Explore this PBS site to learn much information about the life of famous Reggae musician, Bob Marley. Focus includes not only his music, but his religious and political views as well. Included is a career timeline.
Classical Bands
Classicbands: David Bowie
Content includes little known facts and biographical information about David Bowie, popular British musician and songwriter who became an international star with "Ziggy Stardust."
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso: Three Musicians
This site has a beautiful image and description of this famous work by Picasso.
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Baroque Composers and Musicians
This website provides a listing of some of the prominent composers and musical personalities of the baroque period. Those underlined as links will take you to a short biographical article on that particular composer.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective
In this instructional activity, students work in collaborative groups to conduct Internet research and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Musicians
An image of "Musicians", created by Dirck Hals in 1623 (Oil on wood, 43 x 47 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: A Musician and His Daughter
An image of "A Musician and His Daughter", created by Thomas De Keyser in 1629 (Oil on wood, 75 x 53 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Village Musicians
An image of "Village Musicians", created by Adriaen Jansz Van Ostade in 1645 (Oil on wood, 39 x 31 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Musician
An image of "The Musician", created by Bartholomeus Van Der Helst in 1662 (Oil on canvas, 118 x 111 cm).
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