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Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: Famous Pianists

For Students 9th - 10th
A site showing some of the worlds greatest piano players ever. Learn about famous pianist from all genres of music.
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Lesson Tutor

Classical Composer Biography: Frederic Chopin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read more about Frederic Chopin at this website. It provides a nice brief profile of his life and music.
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Other

Quick and Easy: Cesar Franck

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick, simple and short; this biography covers all the territory. Extremely basic.
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Other

Home of the Edward Elgar Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of the Edward Elgar Society.
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Other

The Celestial Music of Cesar Franck

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Cesar Franck.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Hugo Wolf

For Students 9th - 10th
Classical Net provides a brief list of songs by composer, Hugo Wolf, and also includes an image.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Haydn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows students photos and details of Haydn's life, general information about the time period and the classical orchestra.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Brief biographical sketch of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian composer of the Classical Era.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Amy Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography of Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, including information on her life and works.
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Other

Clara Schumann Biography and Quick Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on Clara Wieck Shumann.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger

For Students 9th - 10th
New Advent page summarizing information on Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
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Website
Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Mozart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Several lessons, units, and featured website links for learning about Mozart geared to elementary grades (includes worksheet PDF printouts).
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: George Frideric Handel Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Brief biographical sketch of German-born British composer, George Frideric Handel.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Johannes Ciconia (1335 1411)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief paragraph outlining the life and work of Medieval composer Johannes Ciconia.
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Website
Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona Univ.: Symmetrical Binary Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Northern Arizona University contains the meanings of the symmetrical binary principle in Bach's music and several other composers of this period.
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Naxos Digital Services

Naxos Digital Services: Antonio Soler

For Students 9th - 10th
Naxos.com offers a biography on Antonio Soler as well as information on his keyboard and vocal music. The site also provides links to recommended recordings.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Modest Musorgsky

For Students 9th - 10th
Olga's Gallery features a portrait of Modest Musorgsky.
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Other

Charles Marie Widor

For Students 9th - 10th
Another biography of Charles. Includes a picture and some general information.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Johann Sebastian Bach

For Students 3rd - 8th
Useful biographical information about the famous composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ludwig Van Beethoven

For Students 9th - 10th
A German composer and pianist. He is considered to have been the most crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in classical music.
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Other

Queen's University (Belfast): Bach Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
A searchable database containing 21,000 reference records to the life and work of composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Provides a comprehensive roundup of publications about the composer/musican of interest to Bach scholars and...
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Quia

Quia: Composer Fun

For Students 3rd - 8th
Choose one of four games (matching, concentration, flashcards, or a word search) to practice or review your knowledge of famous composers and their works.

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