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Classics for Kids: John Philip Sousa

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer John Philip Sousa, born on November 6, 1854. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Sousa.
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Classics for Kids: Joan Trimble

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Joan Trimble, born on June 18, 1915.
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Classics for Kids: Georg Philipp Telemann

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann, born on March 14, 1681.
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Classics for Kids: Felix Mendelssohn

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn, born on February 3, 1809. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Mendelssohn.
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Classics for Kids: Joaquin Rodrigo

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Joaquin Rodrigo, born on November 22, 1901.
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Classics for Kids: George Frideric Handel

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer George Frideric Handel, born on February 23, 1685. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Handel.
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Classics for Kids: Arcangelo Corelli

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli, born on February 17, 1653.
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Classics for Kids: Johann Sebastian Bach

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, born on March 21, 1685. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Bach.
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Classics for Kids: Giuseppe Verdi

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi, born on October 10, 1813. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Verdi.
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Classics for Kids: Leonard Bernstein

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Leonard Bernstein, born on August 25, 1918.
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Classics for Kids: Charles Ives

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Charles Ives, born on October 20, 1874.
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Classics for Kids: Francis Poulenc

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Francis Poulenc, born on January 7, 1889.
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Classics for Kids: William Grant Still

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer William Grant Still, born on May 11, 1895.
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Classics for Kids: Dmitri Shostakovich

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Dmitri Shostakovich, born on September 25, 1906.
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Classics for Kids: Arnold Schoenberg

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Arnold Schoenberg, born on September 13, 1874.
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Classics for Kids: Scott Joplin

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Scott Joplin, born on Unknown.
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Classics for Kids: Thea Musgrave

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Thea Musgrave, born on May 27, 1928.
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Classics for Kids: Darius Milhaud

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Darius Milhaud, born on September 4, 1892.
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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: Gustav Holst

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Gustav Holst, born on September 21, 1874. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Holst.
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Classics for Kids: Jennifer Higdon

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Jennifer Higdon, born on December 31, 1962.
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Classics for Kids: Ferde Grofe

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Ferde Grofe, born on March 27, 1892.
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Classics for Kids: John Cage

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer John Cage, born on September 5, 1912.
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Classics for Kids: Aaron Copland

For Students 4th - 8th
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Aaron Copland, born on November 14, 1900. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Copland.