The Renaissance was a brilliant period of artistic achievement and innovation, reflected in the art, literature and music of this time. Renaissance artists were in great demand by wealthy patrons seeking original paintings, sculptures, poetry, plays, music and more. Renaissance Art, Music & Literature explores the newly discovered uses of realism, mathematics and perspective in art; the introduction of new musical instruments and changes in musical style; and how literature flourished thanks to the invention of the printing press.

Grades: 5 to 9

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The Tale of Mr. Tod: The Further Adventures of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

Cartoonfrom the series of charming animated films based on the books ofBeatrix Potter The Tale of Mr. Tod? in which poor little rabbits werestolen from their home and while badger Mr. Brock and fox Mr. Todfought for the prey, our brave friends Peter and Benjamin managed tosave the bunnies.
As a bonus I have enclosed in the archive anaudio-file with the old musical The Tale of Peter Rabbit? performed bythe famous actress Vivien Leigh and other brilliant actors.

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The Tale of the Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse

This is the cartoon from the series of charming animated films based on the books of Beatrix Potter ? " The Tale of the Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse? from which we will know about funny tricks of two mice in the house and what the town-mouse Johnny saw in the country-side when visiting his friend.
As a bonus I have enclosed in the archive an audio-file with the old musical "The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse? performed by the famous actress Vivien Leigh and other brilliant actors.

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Women in the Arts - Nina Simone

Eunice Waymon was a prodigy on the piano, but it was only through charity that she could be trained classically. Her career in song began by chance, but she went on to create a musical style all her own. "The High Priestess of Soul" sings of love, loss, and the injustices of race and gender in American society.

Musings: The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller

Composer, conductor, French horn player, publisher, broadcaster and former president of the New England Conservatory of Music, Schuller is a learned authority on jazz and one of the world's best writers on music. Introduced by a formidable pundit, this collection of Schuller's writings brings together pieces on Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Sarah Vaughan and the third stream, reflections on the performance of new music (including his own opera The Visitation), esthetic and educational ideals, and objectivity and subjectivity in the arts.