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Classics for Kids: Philip Glass
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Philip Glass, born on January 31, 1937.
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Classics for Kids: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, born on October 12, 1872.
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Classics for Kids: John Adams
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer John Adams, born on February 15, 1947.
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Classics for Kids: Richard Strauss
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Richard Strauss, born on June 11, 1864.
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Classics for Kids: Gustav Mahler
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Gustav Mahler, born on July 7, 1860.
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Classics for Kids: Manuel De Falla
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Manuel de Falla, born on November 23, 1886.
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Classics for Kids: Amy Beach
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Amy Beach, born on September 5, 1867.
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Classics for Kids: Cecile Chaminade
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Cecile Chaminade, born on August 8, 1857.
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Classics for Kids: Claude Debussy
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Impressionist composer Claude Debussy, born on August 22, 1862. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Debussy.
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Classics for Kids: Carl Maria Von Weber
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Carl Maria von Weber, born on November 18, 1786.
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Classics for Kids: Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, born on March 18, 1844. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Classics for Kids: Georges Bizet
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Georges Bizet, born on October 25, 1838. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Bizet.
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Classics for Kids: Anton Bruckner
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Anton Bruckner, born on September 4, 1824.
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Classics for Kids: Franz Liszt
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Franz Liszt, born on October 22, 1811.
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Classics for Kids: Franz Schubert
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Franz Schubert, born on January 31, 1797. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Schubert.
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Classics for Kids: Fanny Mendelssohn
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Fanny Mendelssohn, born on November 14, 1805.
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Classics for Kids: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, born on April 1, 1873.
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Classics for Kids: Robert Schumann
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Robert Schumann, born on June 8, 1810. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Schumann.
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Classics for Kids: Germaine Tailleferre
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Modern composer Germaine Tailleferre, born on April 19, 1892.
Classical Net
Classical Net: Johann David Heinichen
A very interesting page outlining the life of composer Johann David Heinichen. This site includes his biography, a list of his compositions and links to some of his recorded music.
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Brain Bank: Art Movements and Periods
This website alphabetizes and briefly describes all the major movements in the history of visual arts. Good for use as a general reference for Art History studies and the study of historically based painting and art.
Classical Net
Classical Net: Renaissance Repertoire: Renaissance Composers
Those well-versed in music will find this site helpful, as it offers biographical information on a number of Renaissance composers, along with pictures and information on compositions.
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Wikipedia: Baroque Music
A Wikipedia article on Baroque music distinguishes it from the Renaissance and Classical styles, discusses the different musical genres the Baroque composers wrote in, lists the important features of Baroque music, and provides a list of...
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Famsi: Major Archaeological Sites: Pre Classic to Post Classic
Chronological history with photographs from cultural periods at the Teotihuacan site. Note that site can be viewed in Spanish.