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Classics for Kids: This Week

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website is sponsored by a classical radio station in the Midwest. The site contains audio files and text files of past shows, games, a handful of lesson plans, and lots of energy. You can find information on many composers by...
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Classics for Kids: Composers Timeline

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a timeline of composers; take an interactive journey through our timeline of classical music composers and see what was happening during the composers' lives and how it influenced their music.
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Classics for Kids: Composers & Their Countries

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore this interactive map to find where classical music's composers were born.
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Classics for Kids: Camille Saint Saens

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Camille Saint-Sans, born on October 9, 1835.
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Classics for Kids: Franz Joseph Haydn

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Classical composer Franz Joseph Haydn, born on March 31, 1736.
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Classics for Kids: Johannes Brahms

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Johannes Brahms, born on May 7, 1833. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Brahms.
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Classics for Kids: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born on January 27, 1756. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Mozart.
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Classics for Kids: Henry Purcell

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Henry Purcell, born on March 7, 1659.
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Classics for Kids: Bela Bartok

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Bela Bartok, born on March 25, 1881.
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Classics for Kids: George Gershwin

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer George Gershwin, born on September 26, 1898. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Gershwin.
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Classics for Kids: Igor Stravinsky

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Igor Stravinsky, born on June 17, 1882. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Stravinsky.
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Classics for Kids: Max Bruch

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Max Bruch, born on January 6, 1838.
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Classics for Kids: Erik Satie

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Erik Satie, born on May 17, 1866.
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Classics for Kids: Richard Wagner

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Richard Wagner, born on May 22, 1813.
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Classics for Kids: Edvard Grieg

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Edvard Grieg, born on June 15, 1843. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Grieg.
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Classics for Kids: Edward Elgar

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Edward Elgar, born on June 2, 1857.
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Classics for Kids: Zoltan Kodaly

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Zoltan Kodaly, born on December 16, 1882. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Kodaly.
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Classics for Kids: Nicolo Paganini

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Classical composer Nicolo Paganini, born on October 27, 1782.
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Classics for Kids: Alexander Borodin

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Alexander Borodin, born on November 12, 1833.
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Classics for Kids: Hector Berlioz

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Hector Berlioz, born on December 11, 1803.
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Classics for Kids: Samuel Barber

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Samuel Barber, born on March 9, 1910.
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Classics for Kids: Antonio Vivaldi

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, born on March 4, 1678. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Vivaldi.
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Classics for Kids: Modest Mussorgsky

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Modest Mussorgsky, born on March 21, 1839. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Mussorgsky.
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Classics for Kids: Domenico Scarlatti

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti, born on October 26, 1685.