PBS
Classics for Kids: Niels Gade
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Niels Gade, born on February 22, 1817.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein, born on Nov 28, 1829.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Clara Schumann
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Clara Schumann, born on September 13, 1819.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Bedrich Smetana
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Bedrich Smetana, born on March 2, 1824.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Germaine Tailleferre
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Germaine Tailleferre, born on April 19, 1892.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Leonard Bernstein
Resource about Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990 CE), American musician/composer/conductor. Learn how he became famous just because another conductor was ill. Listen to some of his work using RealAudio or Windows Media Player.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Elizabeth Jacquet De La Guerre
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, born on October 10, 1666.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Tomaso Albinoni
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni, born on June 8, 1671.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Scott Joplin [Pdf]
A lesson plan that looks at Scott Joplin as a famous composer from Texas.
PBS
Pbs: Continental Harmony
PBS presents several activities and lesson plans that cover the concepts of identifying different forms of music, learning about musical imagery, writing in response to music, and creating lyrics. The Sound Lounge has many interactive...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Scott Joplin
This article includes information on the life and musical contributions of Scott Joplin, the composer who gave us such songs as "The Entertainer" and "The Maple Leaf Rag."
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Duke Ellington
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1986 to commemorate famous jazz musician Duke Ellington. Includes a short biographical passage.
Other
Africlassical: Black History and Classical Music
Africlassical profiles musicians and composers of African descent since the time of Mozart.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Angel Sauce
This page has a brief bibliography of the Venezuelan musician, director and composer Angel Sauce.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Alberto Williams
This is a brief bibliography of the Spanish composer and musician Alberto Williams.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Julian Aguirre
A brief bibliography of the Spanish composer and musician Julian Aguirre
Other
Domenico Scarlatti: A Biographical Note
This site from BaroqueMusic.org contains a rather lengthy biography on Domenico Scarletti, musician and composer.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Billy Strayhorn
Learn biographical details about American pianist and composer, Billy Strayhorn, who spent his entire career in collaboration with and as amanuensis to the composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Fats Waller
This resource presents a brief biography about jazz pianist and composer Fats Waller. Also featured in this resource are a couple of audio clips of his music.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Music for Kids: Famous Guitarists
Kids learn about famous guitarist on this site. Some of the best musicians to ever play the guitar.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: William Strayhorn
Examine the historical contributions made to the jazz world by this noted composer and arranger from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Fats Waller
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Fats Waller, an American pianist and composer who was one of the few outstanding jazz musicians to win wide commercial fame, though this was achieved at a cost of obscuring his purely...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Max Roach
Biographical sketch of Max Roach, an American jazz drummer and composer, one of the most influential and widely recorded modern percussionists.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Mc Coy Tyner
Learn about the life and career of McCoy Tyner, an African-American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer noted for his technical virtuosity and dazzling improvisations.