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

Classical Net: Composer Master List Short biographies with discography. http://www.classical.net/music/mstrindx.html

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

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

Composers Brief biographies with recommended recordings by Naxos-HNH. http://www.hnh.com/qcomp.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/users/mn200/music/composers.html

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/

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

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

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

ComposerPage Biographies of some of the greatest composers, plus wave and MIDI files of some of their works. http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/1498/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Composer Profiles Listing and links to biographies of artists represented by European American Music Corporation, Helicon Music Corporation, or Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. http://www.eamdc.com/compos.html

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/