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PBS

Classics for Kids: Georg Philipp Telemann

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann, born on March 14, 1681.
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Classics for Kids: George Frideric Handel

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer George Frideric Handel, born on February 23, 1685. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Handel.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Arcangelo Corelli

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli, born on February 17, 1653.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Johann Sebastian Bach

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, born on March 21, 1685. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Bach.
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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
At the Brooks Museum in Memphis, the collection includes Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculpture, English portraits, European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, and works on paper, including drawings,...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Johannes Vermeer and Dutch Scenes of Daily Life in the 1600s

For Students 9th - 10th
See images painted by famous Dutch artists during the Baroque period. All images are scenes of daily life. Follow a link to learn more about painting in the 1600s.
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Classical Net

Classical Net : Johann Georg Pisendel

For Students 9th - 10th
A survey of the life and works of Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755), the German Baroque violinist-composer.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Timeline of Famous Composers 1600 to Present

For Students 9th - 10th
PDF document showing composers in various musical eras from the Baroque period to modern times.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Timeline of Famous Composers: 1100 1700

For Students 9th - 10th
A PDF timeline of composers in the Gothic, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Peter Paul Rubens

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist of the Baroque tradition.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Nicolas Poussin

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account highlights the life and career of Nicolas Poussin, French painter of the Baroque style.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Diego Velazquez

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Diego Velazquez, Spanish painter of the Baroque period.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Johannes Jan Vermeer

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Johannes Jan Vermeer, Dutch Baroque painter.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Interior of a Baroque Church

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Interior of a Baroque Church", created by Emanuel De Witte, c. 1660 (Oil on canvs, 49 x 57 cm).
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Baroque Music C Ds: Silbermann Organ Recordings.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a listing of CD's that have been recorded on organs throughout the world which are connected to Silbermann. Each CD listed has a description of the organ which is very interesting.
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Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College

For Students 9th - 10th
Located at Oberlin College in Ohio. The museum highlights 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Caravaggio's Deposition, or Entombment

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the history and features of Caravaggio's Deposition, or Entombment.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Annibale Carracci's Ceililng of the Farnese Palace

For Students 9th - 10th
Video discussing the history and features of Annibale Cararcci's paintings on the celing of the Farnese Palace. [9:38]
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Baroque Composers and Musicians: Tomaso Albinoni

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography with descriptive prose of the music of Albinoni. In depth discussion of the music itself.
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Hildegard Publishing Company: Rosa Giacinta Badalla

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides biographical information about Rosa Giacinta Badalla, a composer of the Early Baroque Period.
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Lute Harpsichord: A Forgotten Instrument

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting website on the lute-harpsichord, which is called "one of Bach's favorite keyboard instruments." Provides an in-depth history of this "forgotten instrument" and the ordinary lute.
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Georg Philipp Telemann: A Biographical Note

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, in-depth biography on composer Georg Philipp Telemann is found here. Details on his compositions and life as a composer are given.
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Web Museum: The Calling of Saint Matthew

For Students 9th - 10th
The WebMuseum gives you information about Caravaggio's, "The Calling of Saint Matthew," including who each person in the painting is.

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