CLASSICAL COMPOSER LINKS
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Leslie Adams, Opera "Blake" Premiered 1997 Baltimore Opera Co.
Links to William Alwyn and others.,
Site has Memorial Tribute and an article entitled, "The Music of William Alwyn".
Laurie Anderson,
List's Home page (below line) and a FAQ for this contemporary songwriter/performer.
Laurie Anderson "Official" Site
Leroy Anderson "Official" Site
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Milton Babbitt (b. 1916), Site contains a brief Biography and Photograph.
Johann Christian Bach,
One of J.S. Bach's sons. Site has list with some of J.C. Bach's works.
J.S.Bach Archive and Bibliography,
Excellent site. Has illustrated Biography with 'clickable' maps showing J.S. worked and lived with photos/Paintings of the places.
Johann Sebastian
Bach Biography, More information on the Father of Counterpoint and the
Fugue. Includes a download-able MPEG video clip.
J.S.Bach Homepage,
Complete works of Bach searchable by BWV number, key, Year, Instrumentation, Title etc.
Biography, Portraits, links to MIDI sites, A MUST visit site!
PDQ Bach,
21st son of the great composer; graphics and historical information.
P.D.Q. Bach,
P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742). The last and the least of the great Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian Bach's twenty-odd children. Contains Biographical information, Photographs, a list of works and Quotes form press reviews.
Bach, PDQ,
Another site with bio & picture.
PDQ Bach, and still another paean to good old PDQ.
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)- Biographical Sketch, Biography
Bela Bartok (1881-1945),
Biography and timeline of major events in Bartok's life.
Bass Player-From the Vault, Bass Player Magazine's Website with reviews and interviews, etc.
Bela Bartok,
Another Bartok site. History, Bio, download-able mpeg of a Bartok performance, etc.
The Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953) Web Site,
This site has a short Biography and a link to a site with a long Biography.
Keola Beamer's Homepage,
Beamer is one of Hawaii's premier singer/songwriters, arrangers, composers.
Biography, Discography, Video's, and Song arrangements. PLUS, a few good
lessons on slack key Guitar playing.
Beethoven's Nine Symphonies,
Some notes on each of Beethoven's nine symphonies, and Biographical information.
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Well worth the visit. His life; his works; MIDI files, and Images.
Ludwig Van Beethoven,
Website is sectioned, with good descriptions, into Symphonies, Chamber Music, Piano music etc.
Ludwig Van Beethoven,
A one page Biography page.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827),
Large question and answer single page site on the composer.
Ludwig Van Beethoven,
Another Biographical page on composer.
Violin Concerto Alban Berg (1885-1935),
A small one page site that concentrates mostly on his only Violin Concerto.
Irving Berlin (1888-1989),
Site has a small Bio and other information on America's greatest Popular Music
Songwriters.
I Care If You Listen,
Long 'Atlantic Monthly' Magazine article about composer/Songwriter Irving Berlin.
Hector Berlioz,
Biography, Description of his most Famous "Fantastique" symphony, Reading list and listing
major works.
Welcome to the Hector Berlioz Page,
Some interesting information including his Treatise on Instrumentation.
The Hector Berlioz Website, This personal site, created, funded and authored by two British academics,
is devoted to the music, life and works of Hector Berlioz, the great 19th century French composer. It presents regularly updated news on everything
which concerns Berlioz: performances of his music worldwide, events to celebrate the composer's forthcoming bicentenary, bibliography,
discography, reviews of live performances and other contributions from regular visitors to the site. Other pages give a panoramic view of
Berlioz’s life and art, and seek to recreate the context in which he worked.
Leonard Bernstein,
Magellan 4 star site. Audio Clips, Letters, Photographs, Publications,
Puzzles, Scores, Scripts and Telegrams.
The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen,
This remarkable woman of the Middle ages, composed music in plainchant - a
single vocal melodic line-, which was the tradition then common in liturgical singing.
Hildegard of Bingen,
Site contains extracts from her private journal; "Au" and "Real Audio"
files of her works; Links to other Hildegard resources, and insights into her times.
Georges Bizet (1838-1875),
Some brief Biographical information.
Borodin, Alexander
Brahms (1833 - 1897) at the Piano,
The Thomas Edison Co recorded Johannes Brahms, on December 2 1889. Brahms
introduced himself and performed two segments of piano music. Sound files
of this event are on site.
Brahms And The Crisis of Our Time,
Probably the first English translation of an essay with insights showing
Maestro Wilhelm Furtwengler's understanding of Johannes Brahms.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897 ),
Another Brahms Page.
Johannes Brahms Four Songs,
Site discusses Lieder and especially four Lieder of Johannes Brahms.
The William Havergal Brian (1876-1972) Society,
A very large site. The Society promotes public awareness of William Havergal Brian's work.
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976),
A timeline of his works; some history of modern music; a list of his
works as well as interpretations of others' works, and some links.
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896),
Site details his life, his society, and works in chronological order from
beginning to end.
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Welcome to the Eddie Cantor (d.1964) Home Page,
Information on the life and career of this famous theatrical singer/performer.
Wendy Carlos Online,
Wendy was once known as "Walter" Carlos. Site has Biography, artwork, other
resources and email link to write her directly.
Turlough Carolan (1670-1738),
Biography, list of complete works, MIDI files, Encyclopedia Britannica
Information, Portrait and Timeline. (Needs "Crescendo" Plug-in for Netscape
to hear background music.)
Center For The Promotion of Contemporary Artists, Large list of Contemporary Composers/concerts/Scores for sale, etc.
Clarinet Site - stresses use of piano with Clarinet and sheet music sources.
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979),
Violinist/Composer. Biography, links to other sites.
The Official George Crumb Home Page,
Information about this important contemporary American composer, including biography, list of works, discography and bibliography.
Cesar Antonovich Cui,
Biography, Photos, selected works and writing lists.
Philip Czaplowski, Home page for this fine Classical composer/pianist in
the Melbourne, Australia area.
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Frank Darmiento
Jean De Castro (Born 1540/45),
Renaissance composer. Includes Maps of his various residences, score
fragments, etc. Really nice graphics.
In Paradisum: The Maurice Durufle (1902-1986) Home Page,
Biographical Information, compositions, sound files, and photos.
Dvorak: From the New World - features commentary, glossary and games to test your expertise.
Dvorak in America,
Short single page biography.
Dvorak, Antonin
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Danny Elfman,
A Film Score Monthly article on Elfman's life and work.
Sir Edward William Elgar,
(Broadheath, 1857 - Worcester 1934) A brief biography of Elgar.
Karlheinz Essl,
(1960) Includes Biography, sound samples and more.
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Gabriel Faure
Frank Ferko's WebSite,
Bio; History, and Catalog of Ferko's works, and some publications about him.
Henry Fillmore
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Gershwin, George
George Gershwin Educational Fan Page,
Biography, Images, Soundclips, Discography, along with a look at the music of the early 1900's.
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), Medieval composer of Services and Madrigals, Hymntunes, and Anthems.
Gilbert & Sullivan
GlassPages,
Glazunov, Alezander
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich
Biography and Articles. Scores. MIDI files.
Morton Gould
Percy Grainger
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George Frederic Handel Home Page,
Site dedicated to a great Baroque composer, George Frideric Handel. A good Chronology of his Life, Compositions, and his Times.
John Harbison,
John Harbison is one of America's most prominent composers. Among his
principal works are three string quartets, three symphonies, two operas,
and the cantata The Flight Into Egypt, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in
1987. Site is 1 page with Biographical information and Photo.
Victor Herbert
Bernard Herrmann,
A vast site with a lot of information about the American composer
Bernard Herrmann. He is best known for his great film scores like Citizen
Kane, Taxi Driver and more.
Holst, Gustav
Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Articles, discography, and link to the Herbert Howells Society.
Dick Hyman,
In the field of American Popular Song, Hyman has contributed his
talents as a pianist, organist, arranger, conductor, and composer. Well
over one hundred albums have been recorded under his own name and many more
in support of other artists. Dick is still very active today (1998)
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Charles Edward Ives,
(1874-1954) Site includes songs plus information about the Charles Ives Center for
the Arts.
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Sven-Eric Johanson,
(b. 1919) Biography; Literature, and his categorized works.
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Lucy Larcom -1824-1893, A library of her music Hymnal texts.
Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988), Biography, Discography, Reviews.
The George Lloyd Home Page, Biography; FAQ, Discography, and articles.
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Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911),
Lists his works, a timeline, photos, and Links.
Welcome to The Gustav Mahler Virtual Shrine,
Much information on this Romantic composer.
Nikolai
Karlovich Medtner (1880-1951), Biography, and a link to another page with more Russian composers.
MIDI Files, For most classical composers.
Joni Mitchell (b. 1943) Homepage,
(Bet you didn't expect to find this link here.) Website for songwriter,
singer, musician, poet and painter, Biography, Discography, Interviews, Rarities, Performances, Guitar Tunings, Lyrics and
more.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Biography, Compositions, Music Samples and recommended Recordings.
Music On Line - guide to Classical, Vocal, and Instrumental Artists. Also Opera Companies
and Orchestras.
Musical Terms List - UBaltic Edu. site.
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
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Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934),
Short Biography of this composer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Site has a link (bottom of page) a homepage for many Ragtime composers, including
many short Bio's.
New Directions in Cello Playing - Info on seating; body mechanics etc.
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Carl Orff (1895 -1982) - Carmina Burana,
The lyrics of this Massive work (Songs of Beuren), in Latin and in German with English
translation. Biography, and some questions and answers.
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Vincent Persichetti
Astor Piazzolla, The Argentinean "nuevo tango" composer and bandoneon player.
Biography, Discography, Bibliography and related resources.
Prokofiev, Sergei
Henry Purcell (1659-1695): The Glory of the Temple and the Stage,
Overview of the composer. Compositional excerpts, Audio, Portrait and
a newly discovered manuscript.
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Max Reger (1873-1916),
His life and his music.
Electronic
Counterpoint Steve Reich (1936 - ) ,
Contains Biography, Pictures, Reviews & Articles etc. (One of the creators
of 'Minimalist' music.
Willard Rhodes Collection,
A single page on North American Indian music, - has summary of and map to the extensive Willard Rhodes
Collection at the American Library of Congress.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai Andreevich
Russian composers - of lesser fame.
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Alfred Schnittke,
(Page titled 'The Sound Of Russiam Fury') with a biography and other information.
The Legacy of Arnold Schoenberg,
Writings, bibliography, genealogy, recordings, photographs, correspondence,
and his compositions.
Franz Schubert,
Extensive notes by Bart Berman on the composer.
Scriabin, Alexander
Humour
in Shostakovich,
Discussion on how various composers (including Shostakovich) used humor in their music.
Dimitri Shostakovich,
Here are Maxim's notes concerning his father the great Russian 20th Century composer.
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Shostakovich Myths Debunked,
Exposes Volkov's "Testimony" fraud and other lies, errors, fantasies, twisted scholarship and wishful thinking.
Heinrich Schutz (b. 1585 ),
His work, Biography and photos.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Homepage,
Includes Biography, pictures, a complete listing of Sousa's compositions and related links.
William Grant Still (1895-1978),
The Life and Times of this Afro-American composer.
William Grant Still (1895-1978),
Site Contains Biography, Images, Music, history of the era, his Writings, his Friends, Tributes, Memorials etc.
Carl Stone,
Biography, articles, sound samples etc. on this composer who uses computer
based transformations to create his compositions.
The Stravinsky Page,
Photo's, Works, Biography, etc.
Igor Stravinsky,
Page concentrates on his religious works. Biography, MIDI files, etc.
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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977),
Child of an artistic Russian family, a traveler and passionate scholar
of cultures all over the world, Alexander Tcherepnin was an
explorer, an experimenter, and finally, a master of sonority and form. A
prolific and much performed composer who left four operas, thirteen
ballets, four symphonies, numerous large orchestral and chamber works, and
over 200 piano pieces
TDWare - "ClassiCat" for Windows
is a classical music recording cataloging program.
Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656),
Tomkins, one of the great British composers, died 13 years after Claudio Monteverdi,
Site has a biography and link ("Main Composers") to a list of approx. 35
other composers, some with brief Bio's.
Joan Tower Composer Essay (b.1938),
Site has a list of her works with descriptions.
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Edgar Varese,
Compositions, Pictures, Sounds, Articles, Discography, Brief Biography and notes.
Giuseppe Verdi
Casa Verdi,
Much information on Giuseppe Verdi, composer of "Rigoletto" and "La
Traviata" and a whole lot more.
Virtual Virtuoso - "Practice Assistant" music software: your PC plays along as you practice scales, etudes
and performance pieces on violin, viola or cello.
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Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Archive,
Massive - 4 star Magellan site - with a biography, his letters, bibliography, his works, Opera's etc.
Richard Wagner On The Web,
His life, works, music, CDs and books for sale.
Anton Webern (1883-1945),
A brief bio and a timeline of major musical events in Webern's life, - all on this one page site.
Biography of John Williams,
Biography and more on this composer from New York City.
John Williams, another homepage with audio; upcoming events etc.
The Ralph Vaughan Williams Page (1872 -),
Articles on Ralph ( pronounced "Rafe" ) Vaughan Williams, a champion of
British cultural heritage.
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