PBS
Classics for Kids: Giacomo Puccini
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Giacomo Puccini, born on December 22, 1858.
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Classics for Kids: Alexander Glazunov
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Alexander Glazunov, born on 1865.
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Classics for Kids: Paul Dukas
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Paul Dukas, born on October 1, 1865.
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Classics for Kids: Frederic Chopin
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, born on March 1, 1810. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Chopin.
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Classics for Kids: Isaac Albeniz
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Isaac Albeniz, born on May 29, 1860.
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Classics for Kids: Cesar Franck
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Cesar Franck, born on December 10, 1822.
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Classics for Kids: Niels Gade
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Niels Gade, born on February 22, 1817.
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Classics for Kids: Jacques Offenbach
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Jacques Offenbach, born on June 20, 1819. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Offenbach.
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Classics for Kids: Gioachino Rossini
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Gioachino Rossini, born on February 29, 1792. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Rossini.
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Classics for Kids: Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein, born on Nov 28, 1829.
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Classics for Kids: Clara Schumann
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Clara Schumann, born on September 13, 1819.
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Classics for Kids: Bedrich Smetana
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Bedrich Smetana, born on March 2, 1824.
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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.
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Classics for Kids: Johann Strauss Jr.
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Romantic composer Johann Strauss Jr., born on October 25, 1825. This site also includes an opportunity to listen to a song composed by Strauss Jr.
Library of Congress
Loc: Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Coleridge-Taylor was so moved when he heard African American spirituals, that he incorporated the sound into his compositions. Here is a brief biography of his life.
Other
Dulcinea Media Inc.: Grandes De La Musica: Pablo Sarasate
This is a short biography of Pablo Sarasate who was a Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period.
Other
Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music
Visit this website for short biographies of some of the African American singers and composers who have contributed to the world of Classical music.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: B. B. King
A biographical sketch of the King of the Blues, B.B. King.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Duke Ellington
Biography of Duke Ellington, one of the originators of big band jazz, and a noted composer.
Other
The Official John Coltrane Site
Considered to be one of the giants of jazz, John Coltrane is featured on this official website. Featured on this site is a biography, discography and pictures.
PBS
Pbs: The Blues Classroom
Access the educational resources developed by a Seattle-based museum to supplement the PBS documentary series "The Blues." Includes background essays on the blues; biographies, video clips, and sound clips from the series; a blues...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 1725)
Catholic Encyclopedia biography on Alessandro Scarlatti, the Baroque musician. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated 1912.
Other
Oscar Peterson's Official Web Site
On Oscar Peterson's official web site, you can find biographical information, music samples, lists of everything he has published, his journal and photos of him with other jazz greats.
Other
Philip Glass Official Website
This is the official website of 20th century composer, Philip Glass. The site includes news, biography, calendar, works, discography, and more.