For composers of classical, orchestral, chamber, art, and related music from the Renaissance to the present day. This includes those who wrote opera, ballet, or film music.
Arizona Republic columnist James Reel's introduction for those not familiar with the subject. Includes biographies and the essays Classical Music and Onions and A Guide to Classical Listening. http://www.azstarnet.com/public/packages/reelbook/contents.htm
Classical, contemporary, and film Composers, with biographies, major works, influences and styles, CD reviews, free sheet music, MIDI and MP3 files. http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers.htm
Thousands of classical music audio files on the fugue, counterpoint and generic classical music. Over 5,000 listed fugues, fugue theories, analyses, reviews, bibliographies, and tools. http://www.kunstderfuge.com/
Contains thousands of classical music files in MIDI format as well as live recordings. New contributions are solicited. A search engine is included. Suggests books, links to free sheet music, alphabetical index, featured composers. http://www.classicalarchives.com/
Series of Kennedy Center lectures by Dr. Michael Broyles in AU audio format with transcripts. Includes music history with emphasis on classical and romantic composers. http://town.hall.org/radio/Kennedy/Broyles/
Basics about the major creators of classical (art) music, with terms, historical eras, RAM audio examples, and purchase links. From Essentials of Music, sponsored by Sony Classical and W. W. Norton http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/composers.html
Listing with over 2400 entries includes on-site and remote links to biographies, discographies, various analyses of style and methodology, and forums. Owner Jos Smeets accepts and solicits links and contributions accepted. http://www.classical-composers.org/
Works of classic music composers. Downloadable Sheet Music, complete sets of parts. Includes Virtual Performer with which each score becomes a midi instrument with interactive control. http://www.bravobismusic.com/index.htm
The focal point of classicaldata.org is the classical composer database which is steadily growing. List of composers with dates. http://www.classicaldata.org/
More than thirty concise biographies from the Renaissance Period through the Twentieth Century. Each with artist's portrait or photograph. http://www.mycomposers.co.uk/
Two minute program from Minnesota Public Radio and American Composers Forum outlining each day's history. Includes RAM audio, archives, and links. http://composersdatebook.publicradio.org/
The Wiener Walzer Werkstatt are two Viennese composers, continuing the tradition of the Viennese Walzers in their works. List of works. http://www.wiwawe.at/en/waltz.htm
Listing and links to biographies of artists represented by European American Music Corporation, Helicon Music Corporation, or Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. http://www.eamdc.com/composers/composers.asp
Free classical, popular, and contemporary music scores from Brazilian and international composers. Archive based in Finale, PDF, SIB, and image files with some MIDI [English and Portuguese]. http://paulinyi.dyndns.org:16080/biblioteca_ingles.html
A carefully edited introduction to the composers, history, culture, and music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. Detailed with considerable background material, illustrations, and commentary. http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c
Internet Public Library entry categorizes according to musical period, including Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century. Includes Real Audio RAM files. http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/
