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University of Birmingham Philological Museum: Latin Poetry of Thomas Campion
Very extensive text of Campion's Latin poetry with Latin text, translations, commentary notes, and textual notes.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Works of Sir Thomas Wyatt
Clickable list to the full texts of selected poems by Sir Thomas Wyatt, including his songs, sonnets, odes, epigrams, and satires.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Thomas Campion
Links from this site access biographical information concerning Thomas Campion, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.
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Vocalist
A general site for anyone interested in singing. Contains free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing plus other useful information. Resources for everyone-even kids online music games.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Thomas Campion
Extensive, detailed biography of Thomas Campion from the "Cambridge History of English and American Literature."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Thomas Campion
A survey of Campion's works from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Includes link to an essay on his prosody.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Elizabethan Criticism
A discussion of Thomas Campion's literary criticism from the Elizabethan period. From the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
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Enjoying "Hamlet"
Introduction to Shakespeare and "Hamlet." Includes introduction, scene by scene synopsis with elaborate illustrations. Also background information concerning historical Hamlet, Saxo Grammaticus. "Historia Danica," Belleforest's...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Musical Images
Students are introduced to the concept of the image of music. After listening to a song, they draw images of it by deciding where different musical instruments were placed during recording. They further investigate audio engineering by...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Life Story of Al Jolson
Contains a biography about the life of the late entertainer, Al Jolson (1886-1950.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: "Hymen" by h.d.
Complete text of this 1921 work is available here from Celebration of Women Writers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mister Chris and Friends
Mister Chris and Friends is a show for young children produced by Vermont PBS. Each gently-paced episode begins with a wish made to a magical Wishing Well. This wish propels Mister Chris and his friends on an adventure to discover more...
Contemplator
Buffalo Gals
This website has interesting background information about the song, "Buffalo Gals," as well as song lyrics and a Midi file of the tune.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Song
This eight-stanza poem describes the solo sung by a junior high student.
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: Jingle Bells
The Christmas carol, "Jingle Bells" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: London Bridge
The nursery rhyme, "London Bridge" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
The words to the nursery rhyme, "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean."
Nicola Geier
Nurseryrhymes4u: Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou
The nursery rhyme, "Skip, Skip, Skip to my Lou" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: A Cradle Song
A lullaby poem from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, "A Cradle Song", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Clara Villanueva and can access a printable version of this piece.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Whales Sing?
Stephanie Sardelis decodes the evocative melodies composed by the world's largest mammals, whales. [5:12]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why We Love Repetition in Music
How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth...
PBS
Pbs: Mathline: Tessellations Wow! [Pdf]
An integrated geometry lesson on spatial sense in which students identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are introduced to...
Other
David Holt: The Roots of Mountain Music
This is a short history of the major influences that have combined to create mountain music, one of which is minstrel music. Provides a good decription of minstrel music in general. Includes names and descriptions of specific songs,...
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The Artist Al Jolson
This site details Al Jolson's musical career. Check it out for some interesting information about the artist.