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- Classical
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- Easier - Some people
think of classical music as anything that is played in a
concert hall. Others consider it any music that has
lasting value such as classical jazz or pop. However to
most people, it is a particular time in musical history
from 1750 to 1820.
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- Harder - Many famous
composers come from the classical period including Franz
Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van
Beethoven. Some people would also include composers from
the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic
periods.
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- The classical period is known for its simple, clear
music, balanced themes, and defined harmony. Rather than
the heavy, formal music of the past, classical was
intended to be tuneful and elegant with dances such as
the minuet.
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- Essential
Classics from Classical 102.5 WCRB
- http://www.wcrb.com/html/index.html
- This is simply a list of this radio station
listeners' favorites over the years. You can click on
each piece of music to hear an MP3 sample on your
computer...Enjoy!
- Related Websites:
- Classical Music Archives http://www.classicalarchives.com/
- Classical Music MIDI Page http://www.sciortino.net/music/
- Classical Is Cool http://www.classicaliscool.com/
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- Classical
Music Navigator
- http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/index2.htm
- This site provides information on important
classical music composers and their works.
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- Classical
Music Pages by M. Boynick
- http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html
- Designed for everyone from "beginners" to the
music professional, this website contains history,
biographical information about composers (with
portraits and short sound examples), explanations of
the various musical forms and a dictionary of musical
terminology.
- Other Comprehensive Classical Music
Sites:
- 2) Carolina Classical Connection (Links-page)
http://classicalmus.hispeed.com/links.html
- 3) Classical Music by N. Bridgman http://www.members.tripod.com/Bridgman/classical.htm
- 4) Classical Music Library http://www.gprep.pvt.k12.md.us/classical/
- 5) Classical Net http://classical.net/music/
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- Discover
ESO by by D. Gomez
- http://www.discovereso.com/
- Welcome to the classical music website with
kids in mind! Here you'll find lots of information
on the symphony orchestra, conductors, musicians
and the instruments they play.
- Another Symphony Site:
- 2) SFS Kids http://www.sfskids.org/
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Classical
Music (2000 ThinkQuest Internet
Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/C008695F/
- This webpage contains biographies of the composers
of classical music and midi songs.
- Related ThinkQuest Project:
- 2) Classical Music (1999 Internet
Challenge) http://library.thinkquest.org/29490/
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- Classical
Music (Websection within Music World,
1998 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/classical/classical.html
- This section includes an outline of the history of
classical music, biographies of composers and
performers, classical music theory.
- Related ThinkQuest Projects:
- 2) Classical Music (Websection within Ode to
Music, 1999 ThinkQuest Internet
Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/27927/Classical_main.htm
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- Muse
in Musical Moments (1999 ThinkQuest
Internet Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/27304/
- This site provides for you information mostly on
the development and making of classical music.
- Related ThinkQuest Project:
- 2) History of Music (1999 Internet Challenge)
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- Symphony:
An Interactive Guide (1998 ThinkQuest
Internet Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/
- Do you love classical music? This is a
comprehensive resource for people wanting to learn
more about symphonies.
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- More Websites
- Classical:
1750 to 1825 from Essentials of Music,
Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/classical.html
- Explore the historical themes, musical context,
and stylistic ideas that mark the classical period of
music. The site also includes information about a
select group of classical composers.
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- Classical
Guitar Illustrated History
- http://www.info-internet.net/~ffaucher/ffaucher2/guitar_history.html
- Learn about the use and appearance of the guitar
from ancient times to the present day.
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- Classical
Music Overture from CBC4Kids
- http://www.cbc4kids.cbc.ca/general/music/the-music-stand/classical-music-overture/default.html
- Here you find nine recordings that will get you
started on loving classical music.
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- Classical
Music Resources from Duke University Music
Library
- http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/classical_index.html
- Here you find a links-collection for classical
music.
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- Classical
Music Webring
- http://www.orchestranet.co.uk/ring.html
- Here you can access a chain of many hundreds of
classical music web sites.
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- Classical Music Composers
- Classical
Composers' Archive
- http://voyager.physics.unlv.edu/webpages2/picgalr2.html
- Here you find a huge composer list sorted by
nationality, last name, and performance years.
- Similar Websites:
- 2) Composer Biographies by M. Norrish http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html#mozart
- 3) Composers from from Essentials of Music,
Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/complist.html#V
- 4) Composers Index by M. Boynick from Classical
Music Pages
- http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/composer_index.html
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- Bach
Digital
- http://www.bachdigital.org/
- At this site, you can explore Bach's autographs,
or hand-written music, and check out some of the
instruments used in his pieces.
- Other Bach Sites:
- 2) Bach by A.H. Hohmann http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/9570/bach/index.html
- 3) J.S. Bach Home Page by J. Hanford and J. Koster
http://www.jsbach.org/
- 4) Johann Sebastian Bach from Essentials of
Music, Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/bach.html
- 5) Johann Sebastian Bach http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bachjs.html
- 6) Johann Sebastian Bach http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96mar/bach.html
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- Beethoven
from Carmen Sandiego Connection
- http://www.carmensandiego.com/products/time/beethovenc16/ebmain_c16.html
- Read a biography of this composer and learn about
his effects on music.
- Other Beethoven Sites:
- 2) Ludwig van Beethoven from Essentials of
Music, Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/beethoven.html
- 3) The Story of a Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
from Arts Alive, National Arts Centre,
Canada
- http://www.artsalive.ca/english/infozone/pdf/Beethoven_all_e.pdf
- 4) Ludwig van Beethoven http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/beethoven.html
- 5) Lesson Tutor http://www.lessontutor.com/bf3.html
- 6) All Classical http://allclassical.com/cg/acg.dll?p=acg&sql=1:6981
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- Classical
Composer Biographies
- http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html
- Easy to read biographies and links
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- Copland's
America from PBS Great
Performances
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/copland/
- Learn about Aaron Copland, the "the dean of
American composers."
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- Claude
Debussy from Listener's Guide to Classical
Music
- http://members.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Debussy/lisguide.htm
- Here is a brief site about Claude Debussy's life
and works.
- Other Debussy Sites:
- 2) Claude Debussy from Essentials of Music,
Sony Music Entertainment http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/debussy.html
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- George
Frederick Handel
- http://bruichladdich.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/HandelWWW/OldHandelCat.html
- Learn why Handel is one of the most famous
composers and find detailed information on his music
and his life.
- Other Handel Sites:
- 2) George Frideric Handel from Essentials of
Music, Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/handel.html
- 3) George Frideric Handel from The Classical
Music MIDI Page
- http://www.sciortino.net/music/gfh.html
- 4) George Frideric Handel: His Life Times and
Music from Arts Alive, National Arts Centre,
Canada
- http://www.artsalive.ca/english/infozone/pdf/Handel_all_e.pdf
- 5) Franz Joseph Haydn from Essentials of Music,
Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/haydn.html
- 6) Franz Joseph Haydn: His Life, Times and Music
from Arts Alive, National Arts Centre,
Canada
- http://www.artsalive.ca/english/infozone/pdf/Haydn_all_e.pdf
- 7) Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/clas/index.htm#haydn
- 8) Lesson Tutor http://www.lessontutor.com/bf5.html
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- Franz
Schubert (1797-1828) by M. Boynick from
Classical Music
- http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/schubert.html
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- Igor
Stravinsky from Essentials of Music,
Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/stravinsky.html
- Igor Stravinsky: His Life, Times and Music from
Arts Alive, National Arts Centre, Canada
- http://www.artsalive.ca/english/infozone/pdf/Stravinsky_all_e.pdf
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- Peter
Ilyich Tchaikovsky from Essentials of
Music, Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/tchaikovsky.html
- Other Tchaikovsky Sites:
- Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: His Life, Times and Music
from Arts Alive, National Arts Centre,
Canada
- http://www.artsalive.ca/english/infozone/pdf/Tchaikovsky_all_e.pdf
- Lesson Tutor http://www.lessontutor.com/bf9.html
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- Wolfgang
Amadé Mozart
- http://www.studio-mozart.com/mozart/index.htm
- This site has a biography as well as pictures of
Wolfgang, sheet music, compositions, and audio
clips.
- Other Mozart Sites:
- 2) Mozart's Place http://www.angelfire.com/mt/wamozart/mozart.htm
- 3) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 from
Design House http://www.efes.com/lecagot/mozart.asp
- 4) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Essentials of
Music, Sony Music Entertainment
- http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/mozart.html
- 5) Internet Public Library: Mozart http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/clas/mozart.htm
- 6) Classical Archives http://www.classicalarchives.com/mozart.html
- 7) Lesson Tutor http://www.lessontutor.com/bf4.html
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- Worldwide
Internet Music Resources
- http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/composer.html
- Links to popular composers
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- Websites For Teachers
- Ballet
and Classical Music
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.cfm?
- curriculum_id=395&mode=overview
- This lesson will includes a discussion of
classical music and the history of ballet.
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- Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony
- http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/Music/MUS0204.html
- Lesson for middle school and high school on
Beethoven's music, dilemmas, and personality.
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- Classical
Music in the Classroom
- http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/music/classicalmus040699.html
- This page contains a list of ideas for integrating
classical music into the classroom.
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- Mozart
Lesson
- http://www.ops.org/kingsci/Intranet/Music/custardsite/listeninglesson.htm
- This high school lesson provides background
information and worksheets.
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- History
of Music
- http://www.newlebanoncsd.k12.ny.us/mhwebq.htm
- This lesson explores composers and different times
in musical history.
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- Composer
Corner
- http://gb019.k12.sd.us/composercorner.htm
- Treasure hunts, webquests, and other resources for
students and teachers.
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- Learning
Guide to Amadeus
- http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/amadeus.html
- Watch the movie and learn about the like of
Amadeus Mozart.
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- Look
in the Mythic Mirror
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curric/mythicmirror/wk5.html
- Explore the relationships between music, poetry,
and visual art.
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- Set
the Mood for Creative Writing
- http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/music/creativewriting.html
- Use classical music to set the mood for creative
writing.
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- White
Water Rafting
- http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/Music/MUS0200.html
- Take students on a virtual white water rafting
trip while introducing them to classical music.
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