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A few of Aurelius' meditations put to some soothing music

No audio, but good info on reading the original notations and singing Gregorian Chants.

A piece composed by the great European composer, Pérotin.

This video explains Hypotheses of Solar orbit from times past. Great music as well.

This is a great description of the Ziggurat by a U.S. platoon leader who visited the site. For additional insight into the Ziggurat, watch this slide show with some nice, loud background music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWpBwmi6_o

A song made by history teachers about the Canterbury tales. Put to the music California Dreamin

This site, The World of Dante, is a multi-media research tool intended to facilitate the study of the Divine Comedy through a wide range of offerings. These include an encoded Italian text which allows for structured searches and analyses, an English translation, interactive maps, diagrams, music, a database, timeline and gallery of illustrations. Many of these features allow users to engage the poem dynamically through the integrated components of this site.

This is a super cool resource for anyone who needs to understand more about the works of Dante. Maps, pictures, and such.

A great visual representation of the musical structure of an organum.

A fun and quick way to learn the tragic story of Oedipus Rex, set to music... with rhymes.