Links to External Sites
Biography of Adolphe Charles Adam.
Adolphe Charles Adam
Brief biography from ClassicalNet.
Biography and works of Isaac Albéniz.
The Naxos entry for Isaac Albéniz.
A one page biography of Isaac Albéniz.
List of works by Isaac Albéniz.
Biography of Tomaso Albinoni.
The Baroque Music page on Tomaso Albinoni.
Biography and works of Tomaso Albinoni.
The Naxos entry for Tomaso Albinoni.
The Classical Composers Database entry for Tomaso Albinoni.
Biography of Charles Alkan
The website of The Alkan Society which aims to stimulate interest in the life and work of the French-Jewish
composer and pianist.
Comprehensive information about Jean-Baptiste Arban
Biography of Jean-Baptiste Arban
Biography of Thomas
Arne
Thomas
Arne
A more detailed biography
Thomas Augustine
Arne
Information from the Catholic Encyclopedia
Biography of Thomas Attwood
Biograhpical information about Thomas Attwood
J. S. Bach
A directory of J.S. Bach resources
The Canons and Fugues
of J. S. Bach
A good place to start your research
The Bach Cantatas website
Dave's J.S. Bach page
A site dedicated to the baroque composer
Carl
Philipp Emanuel Bach
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Biography of Carl
Philipp Emanuel Bach
Michael Balfe
This site covers the life, times and works of the eminent 19th century
singer and operatic composer
Biography of Michael Balfe
Thomas Bateson
Information on the madrigal composer with a link to his works in the Choral
Public Domain Library
Selected
poetry of Thomas Bateson
The Beethoven
Reference Site
An excellent web site for Beethoven
Beethoven: The Magnificent
Master
Award winning site with excellent with biography and full list of works
Ira F. Brilliant Center
for Beethoven Studies
San José State University site
Learn to read
music and other information
Online tutorials and guides with the DataDragon
8notes.com
Free Sheet Music, Riffs, Lessons and Tools for musicians who play
easysheetmusic.com
Piano sheet music for the beginner
Short biography of Franz Behr
Biography of Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet
One page biographical summary
Biography of Luigi Boccherini
Luigi
Boccherini
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Giovanni
Battista Bononcini
One page biography
Giovanni Bononcini
Biography and list of works from the Classical Archives
Biography of Alexander Borodin
Alexander Borodin
Biographical information about the composer and scientist
Gaetano Braga
A brief biography
The Naxos entry for Gaetano Braga
Classical
music pages - Brahms
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music
Johannes Brahms
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Max
Bruch
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Max
Bruch
A one page biography and list of works
Biography of Johann Burgmüller
Johann
Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
Brief biography and selection of midi files
Short biography of Norbert Burgmüller
Norbert Burgmüller
Informative site offering biographical information and a list of works
The Naxos entry for Giulio Caccini
Biography and works of Giulio Caccini
Short biography of Hughie Cannon
Hughie Cannon's final resting place
Dmitri Capyrin
Official site of the contemporary Russian composer
Internet Cello Society
An international cyber-community of cellists, seeks to advance the
knowledge and joy of cello playing around the world
London Cello Society
The London Cello Society promotes the art of cello playing, preserving its great traditions while encouraging its continuing development.
The Joy of Cello Playing
A good resource for all cellists
Chopin Foundation of
the United States
This is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the support
of talented young American musicians in their struggle for career recognition
Frederic Chopin
Society in Warsaw
The web site of the Frederic Chopin Society in Warsaw, which for over
70 years has been collecting
Chopiniana and promoting knowledge about the composer and his works
Biography of Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico
Cimarosa
One page biography and discography at Naxos
The Clarinet Pages
A source of information for the clarinet amateur, professional, and anyone who "just wants to know"
The International Clarinet Association with worldwide membership
The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain
The Society aims to encourage and develop the playing of both the clarinet and saxophone and to provide a major resource for its members
the-clarinets.net
All about the great woodwind instrument
Biography of Jeremiah Clarke
Jeremiah
Clarke
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Muzio Clementi's Opera
Omnia
Italian site offering detailed information on Clementi's works. English
version also available
The
Internet Piano Page - Muzio Clementi
A small collection of Clementi midi files
Arcangelo
Corelli
One page biography of Corelli
Arcangelo
Corelli's final resting place
Pantheon Church, Rome
Biography of François Couperin
François
Couperin
One page biography of François Couperin
The Naxos entry for Carl Czerny
Biographical information about Carl Czerny
Biography of Jean-Henri d'Anglebert
Jean-Henri
d'Anglebert
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Biography about Jean-François Dandrieu
The Naxos entry for Jean-François Dandrieu
Biography of Claude Debussy
Classical
music pages - Debussy
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music
Leo
Delibes
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Leo Delibes' final
resting place
Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris, France
The official Delius website
Biography of Frederick Delius
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Classical
music pages - Dvorak
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music
Antonin Dvorak's
final resting place
Vysehradsky Hrbitov, Prague
The Elgar Society
Official site of The Elgar Society and Elgar Foundation
Edward Elgar
One page biography and discography at Naxos
The Internet Bandsman's Everything Within
A directory of over 500 sites and the complete information resource for brass bands world-wide
There are a large number of sites dedicated to school or city string ensembles. Google has an extensive list
ChoralNet
This site provides a central portal to online resources and communications
for the global choral music community
The Choral Public
Domain Library
This site has a large amount of choral sheet music available for free
Google has an extensive list of wind ensemble school and city sites
Gabriel
Urbain Fauré
Biographical information and list of works from the BBC
Classical Music Pages - Gabriel
Fauré
Comprehensive biography from the Grove dictionary of music
Biography and list of works by John Field
Information about John Field from the Classical Archives
Larry Krantz Flute
Pages
An interesting flute resource
Flute Acoustics
A university site that shows you how the flute makes its sound
The Flute Network
The Flute Network is a non-profit educational corporation
Flute.com
The ultimate resource for flute enthusiasts
Flutestk
Flutes.tk, the portal for flutists with links to over 350 flute websites
The BritishFlute Society
aims to advance the education of the public in the Art and Science of Music and in particular the Art and Science of Flute playing in all its aspects
FluteHistory.com
Everything you wanted to know about the history of the flute
Flute World
America's flute specialty house
MostlyWind
A non-commercial site providing helpful information on woodwind instruments and music, particularly the flute
Sarah's flute page
Useful site with many hints and tips
Cèsar
Franck
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Classical
Music Pages - Franck
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music
Niels Gade
One page biography from the Academy of Ancient Music
Biography of Niels Wilhelm Gade
George Gershwin
The official website of George and Ira Gershwin
GershwinFan.com
Fan site for George and Ira Gershwin
Biography of George
Gershwin
Biography of Orlando Gibbons
Orlando
Gibbons
One page biography and discography at Naxos
The life and works of François Joseph Gossec
François Joseph Gossec biography
An excellent site devoted
to Gounod. French version also available
Charles-Francois
Gounod
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Gounod's
final resting place
Cimetière d'Auteuil, Paris, France
Enrique
Granados
One page biography
Enrique
Granados
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Edvard Grieg Society
A New York-based organization dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments
and influence of Norway's greatest composer
Grieg's final
resting place
His ashes are sealed in the side of a cliff projecting over the fjord
at Troldhaugen (his home)
Official Site of Marco Esu
Brief biography of Cornelius Gurlitt
George Frideric Handel
An excellent site for research into Handel and his life
Biography of Handel
Handel's final
resting place
Westminster Abbey, London, England
The Clarsach Society
The society exists to promote Scotland's oldest instrument - the Clarsach (harp) and to help players progress
Cairde Na Cruite
Friends of the Harp official website
Harp Spectrum
Exploring the world of the harp
World Harp Congress
With members from over 50 countries
American Harp Society
Founded in 1962 and grown from the needs of harpists - performers, teachers, and pupils
Biography of Franz
Joseph Haydn
List of Franz Joseph
Haydn operas
Classical music pages
- Haydn
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary
of music
Biography of Stephen Heller
Stephen Heller
Brief biography and a selection of midi files
Biography of Gustav Holst
Holst Birthplace Museum
The Regency terrace house where Gustav Holst was born
Biography of James Hook
Brief biography of James Hook
Biography of Tobias Hume
Tobias Hume
One page biography and discography at Naxos
The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation
Brief biography and list of key works by Scott Joplin
Joplin's
final resting place
St.Michael's Cemetery, Astoria (Queens), New York, USA
Dmitri Kapyrin (Capyrin)
Official site of the contemporary Russian composer
Information about Herman Koenig from the Classical Archives
Félix Le Couppey
Information from the Classical Composers Database
Jean-Baptiste Lemire
The official website of composer and chef d'orchestre Jean-Baptiste
Lemire. French version also
available
Biography of Ruggero Leoncavallo
Information about Ruggero Leoncavallo from the Classical Archives
Biography of Mykola Leontovych
Information about Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych from the Classical Archives
The
Franz Liszt Site
Contains biographical information and links to other sites
Franz Liszt
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Liszt's final
resting place
Bayreuth Friedhof, Bayreuth, Germany
Short biography of Hans Christian Lumbye
The Danish Royal Library page about H C Lumbye
Biography of Edward MacDowell
Article from the International Clarinet Association containing brief information about Aurelio Magnani
The Naxos entry for Joaquin Malats
Marin Marais
Biography and list of works
Short biography of Alessandro Marcello
Information about Alessandro Marcello
Biography of Benedetto Marcello
Biographical information about Jean Paul Egide Martini
The Classical Archives entry for Jean Paul Egide Martini
Jules Massenet
French site dedicated to the composer. English translation available
Jules Massenet
Information from The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research
Felix
Mendelssohn
A list of Mendelssohn's works
Felix Mendelssohn
Biographical information, list of works and midi files
Mendelssohn
Lieder text
A comprehensive list of the words to Mendelssohn's works with some
English translations
Brief biography of Vittorio Monti
List of works by Vittorio Monti at the Classical Archives
Biography of Jean-Joseph Mouret
The Mozart Project
The life, times and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Modest
Mussorgsky
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Biography of Modest
Mussorgsky
Mussorgsky's final
resting place
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation
The Carl Nielsen Society
Excellent website about the society and including a comprehensive biography, list of works and discography
Nielsen Lieder text
Most in Danish, with some English, French or German translations
The Carl Nielsen Museum
The museum in Odense is dedicated to the composer Carl Nielsen and to his wife, the sculptor Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
Oboe
and reed information
Useful site from the Arizona State University showing excercises, tips and maintenance of your Oboe
British Double Reed Society
A non-profit making organisation established to further the interests of all involved with the oboe and bassoon
International Double Reed Society
The world-wide organization of double reed (oboe and bassoon family) players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts
Midwest Double Reed Society
Society page and resources
Oboes for Idgets
Helpful hints and useful resources for oboists
Jacques Offenbach
One page biography and discography from Naxos
Biography of Jacques Offenbach
Rodgers
Organs Barbados
For almost two decades Rodgers Organs Barbados has been
meeting the musical needs of churches, institutions and homes in the southern
Caribbean. They are authorized distributors of Rodgers Instruments, LLC
builders of the worlds finest digital/pipe instruments.
Pachelbel
Biographical information on Pachelbel
Biography of Johann Pachelbel
Niccolò Paganini
One page biography and discography from Naxos
Biography of Niccolò Paganini
Pietro Domenico Paradies
Brief biographical information
Martin Winter Pianos
Piano tuning and restoration based in Oxford, UK
Giacomo Puccini
Italian site dedicated to Puccini. English pages also available
Biography of Giacomo Puccini
The Purcell Society
The Purcell Society exists to publish the music of the composer Henry Purcell in informative, critical editions
Henry Purcell
One page biography and discography at Naxos
The Rachmaninoff
Lover's Home Page
Short biography and other links
Biography of Sergei
Rachmaninoff
The Rachmaninoff
Society
You have to join to get detailed information
Biography of Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau
One page biography and discography at Naxos
Biographical information about Maurice Ravel
Site dedicated to Maurice Ravel
Biography of Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimsky-Korsakov
home page
A small site offering useful information about the composers life
Rimsky-Korsakov's
final resting place
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation
Classical Music Pages - Rossini
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music
Biography of Gioacchino Rossini
MusicaSacra
Website of the Church Music Association of America
The Institute of Sacred Music at Yale
The Institute is both a gateway to two professional schools, of Music
and of Divinity, and a place where the art of music is studied in the
context of liturgy and the liturgical arts
The
Symphony
An interactive guide to Camille Saint-Saëns
Biography of Camille
Saint-Saëns
Saint-Saëns's
final resting place
Cimetière de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Erik
Satie
A good site offering a wealth of information including a good selection
of sound files.
Biography of Erik Satie
Satie's
final resting place
Cimetière d'Arcueil, Arcueil, France.
The International Saxophone
home page
A must for saxophone lovers - detailed articles, links and advice on all
aspects from buying to playing
SaxShed.com
The Saxophone Shed was opened out of an interest in playing and teaching
the saxophone and sharing information with all who surf on in
The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain
aims to encourage and develop the playing of both the clarinet and saxophone and to provide a major resource for its members
The North American Saxophone Alliance
An organization made up of individuals who share a common interest in the saxophone.
Biography of Domenico Scarlatti
Classical Music Pages - Scarlatti
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music.
Classical
music pages - Schubert
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music.
The Schubert
Institute (UK)
SIUK's purpose is to promote and develop appreciation of the music of
Franz Schubert and study of and research into his life and works.
Franz Schubert
A list of selected recordings.
Notes
on Franz Schubert
By pianist Bart Berman.
Biography of Robert
Schumann
Schumann's final
resting place
Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery), Bonn, Germany.
Scriabin Society
of America
The Society has as its purpose the furtherance of the music and ideas
of Alexander Scriabin.
Alexander Scriabin
This site includes a good list of midis and discography.
Scriabin's final
resting place
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Brief biography of John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith
Information from Gloucester City Council, UK.
The life and music of Fernando Sor
The Naxos entry for Fernando Sor
Fernando Sor
A biography of the composer
Johann Strauss Jr.
Information from The Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain.
Johann Strauss II
Site with biographical information, pictures and list of works.
Biography of Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Sullivan Society
This site aims to advance the education of the public in, and promote the performance of, the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan and other contemporary British composers.
Biography of Tielman Susato
Tielman Susato
One page biography and discography at Naxos.
A biography of Francisco Tarrega
The Naxos entry for Francisco Tarrega
Classical
music pages - Tchaikovsky
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music.
Tchaikovsky
the man, the composer
A good site with an extensive list of works and other useful information.
Tchaikovsky's final
resting place
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Georg Philipp Telemann
A comprehensive biography
The Baroque music page on Georg Philipp Telemann
The Naxos entry for Telemann
Biography of Enrico Toselli
The Magazine
for Traditional Music throughout the world
Musical Traditions is an online magazine celebrating all aspects of
traditional music, from all parts of the world.
It contains record, book and tape reviews, articles, discographies, pictures,
news and comment.
Archives of Traditional
Music at Indiana University
This site fosters the educational and cultural role of Indiana University
through the preservation and dissemination of the world's music and oral
traditions.
Ceolas
The home of celtic music on the internet.
Brief biography of Franz von Vecsey
Franz von Vecsey at the Classical Archives
Francesco Maria Veracini
Comprehensive information from the ClassicalNet site.
Veracini
One page biography and discography at Naxos.
Angel Villoldo
Biographical information from the excellent site about Argentine Tango Music. The page is also available in Spanish.
The Viola web site
Home of the Viola Societies and the Viola Mailing Lists.
Folk Viola
An informative site on the folk viola.
Viola-in-Music
Everything you always wanted to know about the viola.
Violin Making by
Hans Johannsson
A good resource for the art of making and caring for your violin.
Violin Acoustics
A university site that shows how the violin makes its sound.
the Violin
A site with the aim of unveiling the mystery behind the violin.
Connies Violin page
Helpful for students and all violin lovers.
Luscombe Violins
Online Violin Shop for Musicians and Makers.
West Country
Violins (UK)
Beautiful old European violins and bows at trade prices
Biography of Antonio
Vivaldi
Vivaldi
Discography and biography
Vivaldi's final
resting place
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria - near St.Charles
Church.
The Wagner Society
Its aim is the promotion of knowledge, understanding and appreciation
of the life and works of Richard Wagner.
Classical Music Pages - Wagner
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music.
Emile Waldteufel
Brief biography and list of works
The Naxos entry for Emile Waldteufel
Biography of Carl Maria von Weber
Classical Music Pages - Weber
One page biographical summary from the Grove dictionary of music.
Song texts from Thomas P. Westendorf
Information about the Thomas P. Westendorf award
Biography of Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf
Short biography and discography from Naxos.
Biography of Sebastián Yradier
The Classical Composers Database entry for Sebastián Yradier