Wikipedia article providing an overview of the period with summaries of musical developments plus internal references to related people and topics and external links.

Introduces those responsible for developing harmony and added instrumentation to Western music. From The Conservatory at Humanities Web.

Collection of MIDI audio files freely downloadable from Kunst der Fuge. Sorted by nationality and author.

Introduction to the Medieval Era from Essentials of Music linked to details on historical themes, musical context, style, and composer biographies.

Composers, major styles and developments, illustrations, and Real Audio RAM sound files from the Internet Public Library.

Period overview and biographies of individual composers of early music complementing Here Of A Sunday Morning the radio program.

Introduction and demonstrations of individual medieval instruments, followed by suites of renaissance and Elizabethan dances.

Thesis by Brenda Johnstone Flynn.

Paper by Brenda Flynn.