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Title:
| Famous People: Composers |
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Description:
| These websites are about famous music composers throughout history. Learn about Bach, Beethoven, the Gershwin brothers, and other famous composers. There are games, sound clips, and video clips. Includes links to eThemes on various music topics. |
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Grade Level:
| 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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Resource Links:
| New York Philharmonic
This fun website has biographies and music clips from many famous composers.
America's Library: Composers
Click on "How the Maestro Began" to learn about Duke Ellington. Try the quick quiz to learn about Leonard Bernstein.
Arts Alive: Great Composers
Read about some famous composers on this website. Includes modern composers. Explore the links to find games, sound clips, and interviews.
Oral History, American Music
Read and listen to excerpts from interviews with American music composers.
ThinkQuest: Cool Composers
This student-created website includes reports about several composers.
PBS: I Hear America Singing
Click on the links to learn about famous American composers.
PBS: Once Upon a Sleigh Ride
Find out about composer Leroy Anderson, who wrote the famous winter song "Sleigh Ride." Includes video and audio clips of the composer.
Johann Sebastian Bach's Life
Here is a biography of this famous composer. Includes drawings.
The Aaron Copland Collection
Explore the links to find out about the American composer. Includes photographs.
Welcome to Copland House
Here is a timeline of composer Aaron Copland's life. Explore the links to find photographs of his house.
The Official George and Ira Gershwin Website
Learn about the brothers and the music they composed. Click on "Enter Gershwin Site" to start exploring. Click on "Jukebox" to listen to many of their songs. The website requires Flash.
Richard Strauss Biography
Here is a timeline of this composer from the late 19th and first half of the 20th century.
New York Philharmonic: Music Match
Try this memory game that uses famous composers.
Meet the Composer
Learn about Daniel Dorff, a composer with the Haddonfield Symphony.
eThemes Resource: Music: Overview
These websites give an overview of music terms. Learn about rhythm, pitch, and sheet music. Includes games, worksheets, and glossaries. There are links to eThemes on a variety of music topics.
eThemes Resource: Music: Instruments
These websites are about musical instruments. Hear the sounds that different instruments make, read about unusual instruments, and play games. There are links to various eTheme Resources on music topics.
eThemes Resource: Music: Genres
These websites are about various modern genres of music. Learn about jazz, country, rock and roll, mariachi music, and more. Some website include audio and video clips and interactive timelines. There are links to various eTheme Resources on music topics.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.4, 1.5, 3
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