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Library of Congress

Loc: The Leonard Bernstein Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The online version of the Library of Congress' collection. Content includes more than 400,000 items, including music and literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, audio and video recordings, fan mail, and other types of...
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New York Philharmonic: Kid Zone!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Meet musicians, create your own instrument and musical compositions, and tour the backstage home of the New York Philharmonic.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Franz Joseph Haydn

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn. There are numerous links on Haydn at the bottom of the page.
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BBC

Bbc Radio2: Sold on Song

For Students 9th - 10th
If you love classic pop and rock songs and performers, you'll want to visit this site. Includes background information and audio, a glossary, a guide to songwriting styles, songwriting tips, music quizzes, interviews, and so much more....
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will enjoy this interactive website. There are many musical topics to explore while having fun. Learning how to make your own instrument, playing games and listening to music are just a few of the things you can do here.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will enjoy this interactive website. There are many musical topics to explore while having fun. Learning how to make your own instrument, playing games and listening to music are just a few of the things you can do here.
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Inkpot: Johann Sebastian Bach

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a tribute to the great composer. Includes some biographical history, pictures of the places he performed, and commentary on his works.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Jan Dismas Zelenka

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site with a wealth of info on who influenced Zelenka as well as who Zelenka influenced. Very comprehensive.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Dame Julie Andrews

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the legendary actress, Julie Andrews. Most people would recognize her for starring role in the classic movie, The Sound of Music. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: George Gershwin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interested in popular and serious music, Gershwin (1898-1937) played a big part in bringing jazz to a more important place in American music. He helped mix it with classical music in his compositions. Read more about his work, including...
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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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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Mozart and the Keyboard Culture of His Time

For Students 9th - 10th
View this collection of documents and objects to find out about music in Mozart's time and music in the present time 250 years after Mozart.
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Other

Afri Classical: Scott Joplin (C. 1867 1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of Scott Joplin's life, with a resource list and a lengthy bibliography that includes his musical compositions.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Basic Repertoire List: Georg Philipp Telemann

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of recorded music. Good reference for recordings as well as understanding how prolific Telemann was!
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Arcangelo Corelli

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Classical Net is a very short bio but with a listing of Corelli's more popular works. A good reference to find the acual music.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Josquin Des Prez

For Students 9th - 10th
This Classical Net site discusses the life and musical works of well-know Renaissance composer Josquin Des Prez.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Performance Today

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a clever feature of National Public Radio's website. Each day of the year several events related to classical music that occurred on that date in history are listed.
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National Arts Centre (Canada)

National Arts Centre: Arts Alive: Music Resources: Famous Composers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit this site to read about the life and works of great composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Igor Stravinsky, George Gershwin, plus many more!
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Gershwin Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief biography of American composer, George Gershwin.
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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: 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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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Ludwig Van Beethoven

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explore this brief biography of Ludwig Van Beethoven, famous composer in classical music.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Johannes Brahms

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explore this brief biography of Johannes Brahms, famous German composer in classical music.
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Guild Music: Edvard Grieg

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief biography of Edvard Grieg, an international Scandanavian composer of the 19th century. Information is also given on his most famous work, "the Cello Sonata in A minor opus 36."

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