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Dr. Estrella's Abridged Dictionary of Composers

For Students 9th - 10th
Would you like to know if a famous composer shares your birthday? At this site, simply click on the month and all known composers birthdays will appear! The composers also include links so you can read more about them.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Renaissance Repertoire: Renaissance Composers

For Students 9th - 10th
Those well-versed in music will find this site helpful, as it offers biographical information on a number of Renaissance composers, along with pictures and information on compositions.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Sergei Prokofiev

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short biography of Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: George Gershwin

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography and many related links are included on this page about American composer, George Gershwin.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Bach's Predecessors

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting writing on what composers influenced Bach musically during his artistic development.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Olivier Messiaen (1908 1992)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Olivier Messiaen, but also includes a complete list of works and several links to related composers.
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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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Baroque Music: Composers

For Students 9th - 10th
Short bio with listing of works by genre with dates composed. Just click on "Lully".
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Seymour Brody

Jewish Heroes in America: Leonard Bernstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a biographical summary of the life of conductor, composer, and pianist Leonard Bernstein. He composed music not only for symphonies, but also for Broadway (West Side Story) and operas.
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New York Philharmonic Kids: Music Match: Composers

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use your memory to find the matching composers.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Musical Periods

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the most significant artistic output of the most important composers within each historical period.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Johann Sebastian Bach

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short biography of the legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach. This site has many links to other topics about Bach.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Compose Your Own Music

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive you will compose your own music in 4/4 time. Hit play to hear to hear your song then send it to your friends!
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Classical Midi With Words

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource has a vast array of Classical Music MIDI Song Files. Musicians and composers are listed under separate nationalities, such as: English and Scottish-English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, and Russian.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Composers Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson plan learners will have the opportunity to research the following composers: Kenny G, W.C. Handy, Johannes Brahms, and Amadeus Mozart. Students will learn to navigate the Internet to locate important facts. They will...
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Quia

Quia: Composer Timeline

For Students 6th - 8th
Try to put this list of nine famous composers in order from the earliest to the most recent. If you need help, click on "Give me a hint," or check your answers at the end of the quiz.
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Other

Philip Glass Official Website

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of 20th century composer, Philip Glass. The site includes news, biography, calendar, works, discography, and more.
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PBS

Pbs American Masters: John Cage

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about this unusual but creative modern classical composer. Highlighting his major works, this short biography explores his philosophy of music.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Summon the Heroes: Classical Music to the Rescue

For Students 9th - 10th
Throughout the ages, composers have celebrated the accomplishments of famous heroes through music. What does a hero sound like? Get ready to find out!
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Perfect Pitch

For Students 9th - 10th
Perfect Pitch is an interactive learning environment that lets you form orchestras and create your own orchestral arrangements of music from the baroque, classical, romantic, and modern periods. Clever game design, including a...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia: Great Conversations in Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Great Conversations in Music, a series of films hosted by the late classical musician Eugene Istomin. Includes full series which can be viewed in parts with RealPlayer, biographies of the featured musicians, and website...
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive site offers students resource for learning about composers, their works, the logistics of orchestra seating, the functions of different instruments, and the like.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mozart wrote his first sonata when he was only four years old. He liked to play pool and enjoyed liver dumplings and sauerkraut. Use this resource to learn more about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 CE), famous Austrian composer, and...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Moldenhauer Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
The Moldenhauer Archives at the Library of Congress contain approximately 3,500 items documenting the history of Western music from the medieval period through the modern era.

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