Composers

Timeline: Chronology of Selected Composers - Representative listing from the 14th century onward with links to music in MIDI, MP3, WMA formats.
http://www.classicalarchives.com/timeline.html

I Write The Music - A music portal for composers.
http://iwritethemusic.com

BigEye Music Center - Classical Composers - Information about composers, their life and works.
http://www.bigeye.com/muscompo.htm

Famous Classical Composers - A sampling of the men who composed some of the most familiar orchestral music. Includes a summary of their popular pieces and illustrations.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/3228/index.html

What to Listen for in Music - 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/

Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers - Includes timelines, birthdays, essays, links, contact information, and gift shop. Search by date or name.
http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/

Classical Net: Composers - Extensive link collection.
http://www.classical.net/music/composer/

BravoBisMusic.com - 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

Classical Music Dictionary: Composers - Information on composers, works by genre, MIDI and MP3 files. Available in several languages.
http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/

Composers Datebook - 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/

Composers of African Descent - A brief discography of classical music by African, African American, and African European composers.
http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Others.html

Composers - 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

The Madness Behind the Music - Contains information about the madness and creativity of some famous composers.
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/madnessbehindthemusi/

ccm composers-classical-music com - Composer biographies and compositions database.
http://composers-classical-music.com

Island of Freedom: Composers - Biographies, illustrations, and links for more than 15 composers. MIDI audio on selected pages.
http://www.island-of-freedom.com/COMPS.HTM

Music History 102: A Guide to Western Composers and their Music - 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/

Classical Composer Archive - 1500 pictures, 450 biographical sketches; alphabetical, nationality, and chronological indexes; composer of the day.
http://voyager.physics.unlv.edu/picgalr2.html

Composers published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers - Search for composers biographies and works.
http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/

Composers - Alphabetical index of names with birth and death dates.
http://infopuq.uquebec.ca/~uss1010/compo.html

Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Composers - Links to sites on individual composers as well as those of more general interest.
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/composer.html

Classical Composers Database - Listings of classical composers with on-site and remote links to biographies, pictures, music listings, various analyses of style and methodology, and forums. Owner Jos Smeets accepts and solicits links and contributions.
http://www.classical-composers.org/

Conservatory: Classical Music at Humanities Web - 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

Royal Holloway Music Department's Golden Pages - Extensive listing of resources relating to composers of different genres.
http://www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk/Music/Links/composer.html

Classical Composers - Links from Mississippi Public Radio.
http://www.etv.state.ms.us/radio/composers/composers-a-c.htm

Classical Composer Biographies - Brief listings, some with illustrations, by Michael Norrish. Insludes a degree of informed speculation and editorializing.
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mn200/music/composers.html

Classical Music Composer Database - Name, nationality, birth and death dates, pronunciation and links for 3000+ composers.
http://members.tripod.com/musiclassical/compcover.html

mfiles: Composers - 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

The Classical Music Pages - A database of composer biographies and other music history materials.
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html

Kunst der Fuge / On Classical - 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/

The Timid Soul's Guide to Classical 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 Music Archives - 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/

Classical Music Composers Index - Birth and death dates, pronunciation, and nationality of composers.
http://members.tripod.com/~musiclassical/compcover.html

Decca Music Group Composers List - Classical Music Composers - Composers from various periods including the 20th and 21st centuries.
http://www.deccaclassics.com/music/composers/index.html