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Research Interests
Ambrosian Chant et al (online Chants)
Antiphonale Sacrasanctae (online) - Divine Office Chants
Archivium Liturgicum Sacrosanctae (online Chants)
Barbara Haggh-Huglo - University of Maryland, College Park
Breviary.net - Parallel translation of Divine Office
CANTUS / LMLO Searchable database

CANTUS - A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant
CANTUS PLANUS - Chant Database at Regensberg
E-Codices - Virtual MS Library of Switzerland
Codices Electronici Sangallenses - St. Gall MS online
CURSUS Project - Medeival Liturgical Texts
Divine Music Project - Byzantine resource

DScriptorium - Digital Scriptorium

-- Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion - Bibl. Mejanes MS. 166 Aix-en-Provence
Early Manuscripts at Oxford - Online facsimiles
Gregorian Chant on the Net - many, many links
Hildegard von Bingen - Online sources
LaTrobe University - Medieval Manuscript Database
Liber Usualis Online - jpegs and MIDI (harmonized)
Liturgical Texts Project - by Fr. Hieromonk Aidan
Latin Vulgate online - with parallel Douay English
Medieval Source Book - at Fordham University
Monumenta Germaniae Historica - digital project
Musicologie médiévale -
Nota quadrata - origins of 13th century notation
The Rule of St. Benedict - at OSB.org
The Orb - Online reference book for Medieval Studies
* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum - Source readings
Utrecht Psalter - Complete digital facsimile of Ms 32
Wabash Center - World Religion e-resources

Paleographical and Epigraphical aids
Anglo-Norman Paleography course - Uof Leicester

Medeival Manuscripts in Facsimile - some medieval musical notation
Medieval Writing Online
MATERIALI DIDATTICI per la paleografia latina - At the University of Cassino
Exercises in Latin Paleography
Res Gestae Divi Augusti - Loeb parallel translation

The Vindolanda Tablets Online

Language links
Ancient Greek Tutorials - Berkeley
Ariadne - Online exercises from Athenaze
Athenaze Exercises - *practice Ancient Greek online
Supplemental Athenaze exercises - Austin College
Essential German - by Eugene R. Moutoux
eCLASSICS - Classical Cafe Community
Biblical Hebrew - Studies on the Hebrew Alphabet

Online Hebrew Tutorial
LATINUM - Latin Lesson Podcasts

Bartholomew's World - Interface

A Cool Latin Website - www.grexlat.com
The Latin Library - at the Classics Page

Latin Teaching Materials
Medieval Latin Online
Old English at the U of Virginia

Omniglot - an online guide to written languages

Welsh and Other Celtic Links
Digital Medievalist - links to Celtic manuscripts
Welsh Manuscripts - The National Library of Wales
-- Dr. Toby D. Griffen - Topics in Celtic studies
-- Welsh New Testament

-- Welsh Book of Common Prayer

-- William Morgan Welsh Bible 1588 - facsimile

-- Welsh Grammar Online

Online E-Texts

Internet Archive - online PDF sources
Bernardi Claraevallensis - Opera Omnia online
Bibliotheca Augustana - Online Latin texts
Celtic Literature Collective - Irish, Welsh and Latin
Columbia University Online Text Services - links
Early Christian Writings Online - Gnostics et al.
IntraText - Online Latin, German, Philosophy et al.
Musica Sacra - Online PDF sources
The Perseus Digital Library- Source Readings of Classical Texts
Project Gutenberg -
Sacred-texts Online -
Virtual Xn-ity Bibles - Easy way to build foreign vocab

LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library - at St. John's University
Library of Congress - US
Lindell Library - Augsburg College
Ramsey County Library - Roseville
Saint Paul Public Library - J.J. Hill (Central)
University of Minnesota Library -

Science Museum of Minnesota
Minnesota Children's Museum
Minnesota Historical Society

Esoteric History and related stuff
Alchemy Website - Online literature on Alchemy
The Chymistry of Isaac Newton - Alchemy studies
The Newton Project - Mss. of Sir Isaac Newton
Esoteric Archives - Readings and translations
Johannes Trithemius - Its Encryption not Magick
Zoso - Jimmy Page's symbol explained

Electric Bass
Carol Kaye - Pioneer session bassist and educator
Jaco Pastorius - He revolutionized the instrument
Victor Wooten - First saw him with Bela Fleck
ActiveBass.com - online bass community

Rhythm and stuff:
Drums database
Groovelab - online drum machine
Rhythmweb - Intro to polyrhythms
Synthzone - drum samples

Media
Minnesota Public Radio - longtime member
American Mavericks - I like the "Crunchy" channel
* Harmonia - Online Early Music Radio Program
KWLC 1240am - Luther College Radio
Philosophy Talk - Radio show about...

My Television viewing (when time permits)

American Experience -
Frontline -
Nova -
Scientific American Frontiers - with Alan Alda

Secrets of the Dead -

Fun Links

The Minnesota Vikings: I Love American Football
The Minnesota Vixen: Women's Professional Football
How to Speak Hip - Yes THE "How to..." with Geetz Romo!
Shooby Taylor - The Human Horn
Willies American Guitars - Vintage Guitar dealer in St. Paul

DOCUMENTS for STUDENTS
My Grading Philosophy
Syllabus for Mus 319 - From Chant to Mozart
Syllabus for Mus 109-S - Analytical Survey of Western Art Music
Syllabus for Mus 118 - American Popular Music
Syllabus for Mus Honors Seminar - Art Music from 800-1750

Reference Chart: Development of Medieval Polyphony (800-1400)
A General Chart of Rounded Binary Forms
A Colloquially Hip Synopsis of Mozart/da Pontes' Don Giovanni for MUS-109

Listening Practice Sheet

Quick Reference Grammar Sheet - For whom did I write this?

COMPOSITIONS - requires Finale
I Know (2003)- SSA - for jr. high/High School choirs
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind (1990) - Voice & 8-string guitar

Unplublished but copyright papers (mostly drafts)
The Three Worlds of Mozart's Horn Concerti - December 2003
La Mal Practica Ragion - Apotheosis of Reason in Figaro - 2004

A Comparison of Leporello and Giovanni - April 2004
The Entreprenurial Comey Brothers in Tudor England - Dec. 2003

Blues Theory - Idiomatic development of the Blues.

Introduction to Combo Instruments - guitars, basses, amps
Football for Musicians - Humor, maybe...

Global warming is THE "Sanctity of Life Issue"
Climate change in Minnesota - noted drastic effects
Recycling in Minnesota - What you can do!
Global Warming - Hosted by the EPA
Biodiversity Hotspots - More drastic effects
ECD Ovonics - A Leader in alternative energy solutions

Current Issues
The Carter Center -
Wellstone Action - Paul and Sheila Wellstone
The Clinton Library Online -
The United Nations - The next step in Representative Democracy
The Central Intelligence Agency -

American History and Related Links
John Locke primary source of American Government

Benjamin Franklin online exhibit -
John Adams online - The Atlas of Independence
The James Madison Center - The Father of the Constitution

The Federalist Papers - Read this before interpreting the Constitution
A Memorial and Remonstrance - Separation of Church and State
United States Consitution - Online Text
Declaration of Independence - Online Text

The Religious Freedom Page - good starting place for primary tezts

Charles Darwin Online -
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln -

PERSONAL PAGES
[*] Christian's Family page -
[*] Depictions of Swans in World Myths - Christian's Art History Project

Friends and Relatives
Otto Rosfeld - Cowboy Songs & Poetry (my uncle)
Western View Realty in Chadron, NE owned by my cousin Philip Rosfeld and his wife Chris.
The Gentry Joint - Pastor Laura Gentry, artist
Clopton Homepage - Kurt Clopton, artist, poet, musician
Metro-Med - designed by Michael Hutchison

Steve Jabas - guitarist friend in NYC

Bands (other than the Beatles) who inspire me

Jethro Tull - Ian Anderson et al.
King Crimson - Robert Fripp et al.
Led Zeppelin -
Brian May - Astronomer and guitarist for Queen
Charles Mingus - great American composer
Rush - Canadian Power trio
Pete Townshend - WHO else?

Fencing et al.
Fencing.net