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Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada: Willie Eckstein, Pianist and Composer (1888 1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
Willie Eckstein was also known as "The Boy Paderewski" or "Mr. Fingers" for his prodigious talent as a pianist. Trained as a classical pianist, he performed vaudeville and as an accompanist to silent movies, often attracting more...
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Classical Net: Timeline of Famous Composers: 1100 1700

For Students 9th - 10th
A PDF timeline of composers in the Gothic, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
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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: Dmitri Kabalevsky

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Dmitri Kabalevsky, born on December 30, 1904. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Kabalevsky.
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Classics for Kids: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, born on May 7, 1840. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Tchaikovsky.
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Classics for Kids: Antonin Dvorak

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Antonin Dvorak, born on September 8, 1841. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Dvorak.
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Classics for Kids: Frederic Chopin

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, born on March 1, 1810. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Chopin.
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Classics for Kids: Jacques Offenbach

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Jacques Offenbach, born on June 20, 1819. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Offenbach.
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Classics for Kids: Gioachino Rossini

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Gioachino Rossini, born on February 29, 1792. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Rossini.
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Classics for Kids: Johann Strauss Jr.

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Johann Strauss Jr., born on October 25, 1825. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Strauss Jr.
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Joan Tower

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Joan Tower, born on September 6, 1938.
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Classics for Kids: Ottorino Resphigi

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Ottorino Resphigi, born on July 9, 1879.
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Classics for Kids: Joseph Maurice Ravel

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Joseph-Maurice Ravel, born on March 7, 1875.

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