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Essentials of Music
Includes eras of music as well as biographies of composers

KIDiddles [Music/lyrics]

I Hear America Singing
Explore a timeline covering the history of American concert song, hear samples, and learn about the writers, composers, artists, and movements that left their mark.

United States Marine Band

Patriotic Music Online

This Day in Musical history

PBS Jazz Kids

Edison Recordings

PBS: Mississippi River of Song

Kabuki for everyone

Public Domain Music
Gives song eras & styles

Symphony &
Instrumental

Instruments of the Orchestra

DataDragon Music: Instruments & reading music

NY Philharmonic Orchestra KidZone

Carnegie Hall

Medieval & Renaissance Instruments

Univ. of Michigan Instrument Encyclopedia

The Symphony: an interactive guide

Discover ESO

The Oboe

Learn about instruments

Disney instrumentals

Special For Kids

Dallas Symphony for Kids

Mojo's Musical Mouseum

Music Play

Making Music

Juice Bottle Jingles

Turn the Page Music
Have a piano or keyboard handy? Take piano lessons online. Basic lessons advance by skill level.

Hop Pop Town
Interactive site for music fans under 10. Kids can play animal sounds, scales on a xylophone and try out different instruments.

Composers . . . . . . . . . . .
Young Composers PBS Jazz biographies	Classical Composers Essentials of Music: composers Click on composers
Individual Composers . . . . . . .
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) J.S. Bach Homepage Dave's J.S. Bach page KidzWorld biography Island of Freedom Beethoven, Ludwig Van (1770-1827) The Beethoven Connection Midis of Beethoven music Essentials of Music: Beethoven The Magnificent Master KidzWorld biography Arts Alive Carmen Sandiego's biography Carmen Sandiego on Beethoven and the symphony Island of Freedom Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) Classical Music pages Johannes Brahms WebSource Classical music archives Naxos biography Island of Freedom Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) Frederic Chopin [with midis] Frederic Francois Chopin KidzWorld biography Island of Freedom Copland, Aaron (1900-1990) Copland's America Library of Congress Aaron Copland Collection Lucid Cafe Classical Net Fanfare for the Common Man Copland House SONY biography Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Listener's Guide to Classical music Island of Freedom Classical music pages Claude Debussy: the musical impressions Classical Net works list Internet Public Library Ellington, Edward Kennedy (Duke) (1899-1974) Notable Black Washingtonians Gale biography America's Story Harlem 1900-1940 Exhibition PBS Jazz Kids ThinkQuest: Stamp on Black History Foster, Stephen Collins (1826-1864) Stephen Foster Center for American Music Public Domain Music Gershwin, George (1898 - 1937) George & Ira Gershwin web site Arts Alive Naxos Biography Classical Net Tribute Gershwin Fan Club PBS American Masters Goodman, Benjamin David [Benny] (1909-1986) PBS Jazz Jazz Kids Red Hot Jazz Center Stage Big Bands and Big Names Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) Classical Music Midi Page: Handel Classical Archives: Handel Essentials of Music biography Arts Alive Classical Net Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809) Arts Alive Classical Musical pages Classical Net his works Catholic Encyclopedia bio Joplin, Scott (1868-1917) Lone Star Junction Decoy's Scott Joplin page Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation Scott Joplin page Scott Joplin House State Historic Site Spectrum Home & School Network Classical Net ThinkQuest Stamp on Black History Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) Naxos Biography Island of Freedom Franz Liszt page Classical Music pages Classical Net Classical Music Archives Examples of his 'stuff' Internet Piano page Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) Classical Music pages Classical Music Archives MFiles Classical Net A list of his compositions. Morton, Ferdinand Joseph (Jelly Roll) (1890-1941) PBS short biography Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library of Congress ThinkQuest Stamp on Black History Red Hot Jazz InfoPlease Dr. Jazz Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arts Alive The Mozart Project Mozart site Essentials of Music: Mozart KidzWorld biography Hero History Island of Freedom Lucid Cafe Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1873 - 1943) Lucid Cafe Classical Net The Rachmaninov Lover's page Island of Freedom Classical Music pages Schubert, Franz Peter (1797-1828) Arts Alive Island of Freedom Classical Music pages Classical 103.5 Catholic Encyclopedia Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) Classical Music Pages Robert & Clara Grave Classical 103.5 San Francisco Symphony bio Sousa, John Philip (1854-1932) John Philip Sousa: American composer, conductor, and patriot KidzWorld biography Library of Congress Original Sousaphone PBS: Who was John Philip Sousa? Classical Archives Midi Files Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Classical Music Pages Arizona Opera Opera World Richard Strauss.com timeline Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Arts Alive Island of Freedom Classical Music Pages Naxos Biography Bartleby.com San Francisco Symphony Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893) Arts Alive Island of Freedom Classical Music pages Fact Monster Bartleby.com Classical Music Archives Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) Classical Music Pages Naxos Biography Catholic Encyclopedia Verdiana Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) Classical Music Archives Classical Music Pages Naxos Biography Classical 103.5 Encyclopedia.com Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Naxos Biography Island of Freedom Lucid Cafe Classical Music Pages