1. A Brief Biography of Mozart
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

This document presents a brief biography of Mozart including his early childhood, travels, and demise in 1791. Born in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the second child in the family of Leopol

2. Percy Grainger Biography
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...eccentricities, but the man that Percy Grainger became was a result of many different influences.  This biography of Percy Aldridge Grainger, composer, will examine many of them.   ...

3. Journey Of A Thousand Miles: My Story- Autobiography of Lang Lang
(Books/Music Appreciation)

...orm in the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics I became mildly intrigued.  Now in reading his autobiography I have fallen in love with this modern musical prodigy and a poignant life story...

4. Heitor Villa-Lobos
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...n Heitor Villa-lobos is possibly the best known classical composer in South America. This article is a brief biography of his life and works.   Heitor Villa-lobos, Brazi...

5. Franz Schubert- Classical Era Composer
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

In this article we take a look at Franz Schubert (1797-1828), a composer of the Classical Era in music history.  Schubert's leider, symphonies, operas, and liturgical music have earned him recogn

6. Free Trombone Music Recordings
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...d des Raufbolds)   Works by the Canadian Brass Quintet  see also the Canadian Brass Biography Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 / Aria as performed by the Canadian Br...

7. Joy To The World- Christmas Free Sheet Music and Lyrics
(Teacher Resources/Sheet Music)

This document contains links to free sheet music and lyrics for the vocal and instrumental melody parts to the traditional Christmas song , Joy To The World.  Parts are available for all common

8. Percy Grainger Resource Links Added
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

I have added a listing of several links and a biography summary that I have written to our Web Links Directory.  Included in the listing are several links to program notes and other information

9. Duke Ellington Starring in "The Evolution of Jazz"
(Teacher Resources/Jazz)

Duke Ellington is considered to be one of the greatest figures in the history of American music.  This article presents a brief but detailed chronology of events of the Duke Ellington and his car

10. Chad Criswell Biography
(Static Content)

Chad Criswell is an eleven year veteran music educator, residing in central Iowa.  He has taught all levels of music instruction, including nine years teaching high school band before recently

11. Baroque Orchestra Beginnings
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

One of the first orchestras similar to those of today was formed in the early 1600s by Italian composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, Claudio Monteverdi. This art

12. Frederick Chopin- His Childhood
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

Frederick Chopin was well known as a virtuoso pianist and composer, but little is written about his childhood. This article charts his life from birth to early manhood.   Chopin's

13. John Cage and Experimental Music
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...o allow composers to explore areas of music not related to traditional harmonies or rhythms.  His autobiography details many of his thoughts and reasons behind the music he composed. &nb...

14. Music Composer Research Database
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...composer including dates of birth, death, and the locations of the same.  It also includes a very brief biography of the composer and other information as necessary. On the right side of t...

15. The Music Man: The Musical and the man behind it, Meredith Willson
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

...mother, a piano teacher. For more information about The Music Man and its composer, check out my brief biography of Meredith Willson. ...

16. Comprehensive Musicianship-Researching Your Selection
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...hat we consider to be major current composers. In most cases you are only able to find the composer's biography and a smattering of program notes found through web searches. A CMP Resour...

17. Patriotic Music: Surprising Secrets
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

... as "the man who owned Broadway," Cohan was a superstar before the term was coined. While his film biography is called "Yankee Doodle Dandy ," the title of his first big tribute to...

18. Beethoven- By Frederick James Crowest (1903)
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Composers & Literature / Beethoven, Ludwig Von)

...eethoven written by author Frederick Crowest.  This book is divided into sections detailing Beethoven's biography, his personal life, and his musical works.  ...

19. John Edmondson- Composer Biography
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Composers & Literature / Edmondson, John)

John Edmondson's biography at Queenwood/Kjos publications. Scroll down the page to view this biography. He is the second composer on the page.

20. Anne McGinty Biography
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Composers & Literature / McGinty, Anne)

Anne McGinty's Biography at Queenwood/Kjos Publishing

21. James Swearingen Personal Home Page
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Composers & Literature / Swearingen, James)

The home page for James Swearingen.  Includes links to a listing of all of his published works as well as program notes for several of his more popular compositions.

22. Frank Ticheli - Wikipedia Bio
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Composers & Literature / Ticheli, Frank)

A biography and reference of composer Frank Ticheli.   Includes reference links to additional information.

23. Percy Grainger Biography
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Composers & Literature / Grainger, Percy Aldridge)

A brief summary of the biography of Percy Alridge Grainger, published on musicappreciation.suite101.com.