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Classical music composers

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American Music Center: Centre intended to foster and encourage the composition of contemporary American music and to promote its production, publication, distribution and performance. Offers online catalogues, and information about facilities and activities.
Author: American Music Center
Subjects: classical music composers, contemporary music, music libraries
DeweyClass: 026.78
Resource type: institution
British Composers Project: Links to British Composers' biographical details and an opportunity to hear excerpts form their work, given the necessary software.
Author: MusicNow
Subjects: british composers, classical music composers, music composition
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: index
Classical Composers Database: Index of sources relating to over 800 classical composers.
Author: Smeets, Jos
Subjects: classical music composers
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: index
Classical Music Archives: A collection of over 27000 classical music files in Midi, Windows Media Audio, or MP3 format, from over 390 composers. Composers include Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Handel, Haydn, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Scarlatti and Schubert.
Author: Schwob, Pierre R.
Subjects: classical music composers, music collections, music libraries
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: sound collection
Classical Music Navigator: Presents introductory information on classical music, including details of over 400 composers, a listing of notable works and influences, an index of forms and styles of music, and a glossary of terms.
Author: Smith, Charles
Subjects: classical music composers
DeweyClass: 781.68
Resource type: documents
Classical Music Pages: Information on the history of classical music, composers (with portraits and short sound examples), various musical forms and a dictionary of musical terminologies.
Author: Boynick, Matt
Subjects: classical music, classical music composers, classical music links
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: documents
Classical Net: Guide to Composer Data and Works Lists: Composer data arranged chronologically, by dates of birth and death, by age at death and by nationality. Also provides links to a list of works for over 60 composers.
Author: Lampson, L. D. & Classical Net
Subjects: classical music composers
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: reference data
CLASSICalmanac: Provides a listing of significant dates in classical music history including those of births, deaths, and first performances of a range of composers and performers. The almanac is searchable by month.
Author: MUSIClassical
Subjects: classical music composers, musicians
DeweyClass: 781.68
Resource type: reference documents
Composer Biographies: Brief biographies of major composers, with related links.
Author: Norrish, Michael
Subjects: classical music composers, nineteenth century music, twentieth century music
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: biography
Composers: Provides a comprehensive A-Z index of individual composers including Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Brahms and also gives links to more general music resources.
Author: University of Washington Libraries
Subjects: classical music composers, women in history
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: index
DW3 Classical Music Resources: Collection of material including information about composers from Medieval, Renaissance, Romantic, Baroque, Classic, and early and late Twentieth Century periods. Covers choral, instrumental, and electronic music, opera, instruments, and theory and composition. Also provides birth and death dates of musicians, details of local musical events in regions throughout the world, and an index of fully searchable music databases.
Author: Fineman, Yale
Subjects: classical music composers, classical music links, music collections, musicians
DeweyClass: 781.68
Resource type: index
Essentials of Music: Provides an insight into six historical periods of classical music, namely Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century, covering themes, musical context, and style. Biographical information is given on composers from each era, and is listed alphabetically with Real Audio files to illustrate their work. A glossary of musical terms is included.
Author: Sony Music Entertainment
Subjects: classical music composers, classical music links
DeweyClass: 781.68
Resource type: documents
Hanns Eisler: Resources on Austro-German composer Hanns Eisler. Provides a detailed biography, reviews, list of works, a virtual tour with audio samples and a links page to resources on music with a social or political function. Also offers links to many documents relating to the political aspect of Eisler's life including FBI files.
Author: North American Hanns Eisler Forum
Subjects: austrian composers, classical music composers, german composers, music composition
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: biography
Leonard Bernstein: Site celebrating the life and music of Leonard Bernstein, including lists of his works, and images and transcriptions of documents and music.
Author: N2K
Subjects: classical music composers, twentieth century music
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: documents
Music at UCC: Web Resources - Contemporary Music: Selection of links to resources on various contemporary composers.
Author: Everett, Paul
Subjects: classical music composers, contemporary music
DeweyClass: 780.904
Resource type: index
Music at UCC: Web Resources - Early 19th Century Music: Links to resources on various composers including Robert and Clara Schumann, Berlioz and Chopin.
Author: Everett, Paul
Subjects: classical music composers, nineteenth century music
DeweyClass: 780.9034
Resource type: index
Music at UCC: Web Resources - Early 20th Century Music: Links to 20th Century music resources covering Schoenberg, Debussy, Ravel and Britten and others.
Author: Everett, Paul
Subjects: classical music composers, twentieth century music
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: index
Music History 102: Extensive material and illustrations on Western composers and their music from the Middle Ages to the present. Includes RealAudio sound files.
Author: Sherrane, Robert, Juilliard School, New York
Subjects: classical music composers
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: articles, sounds
Music Scores: Offers a collection of free classical sheet music for download, together with classical music MIDI files. Scores can be browsed alphabetically by instrument, ensemble type, style, or composer, a list of which include Bach, Chopin, Dvorak, Haydn, Mozart, Puccini, and Vivaldi.
Author: Starling, Gary
Subjects: classical music composers, music collections
DeweyClass: 781.68
Resource type: documents, sound collection
Symphony: An Interactive Guide: Created in 1998 by two Australian school-aged musicians, Brian Blackwell and Andre Dauwalder, 'The Symphony' is a resource guide for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge of the Western genre. Offers a quick tour, which takes the user through the history of the symphony from its origins to the twentieth century. Composers can be browsed by name or by country of birth.
Author: Blackwell, Brian & Dauwalder, Andre
Subjects: classical music composers, classical music links
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: guide