Classical Music References

The Chopin Home Page - http://www.egalvao.com/chopin/

Download some of Chopin's piano music from this site.

Chopin, Frederic Francois - http://www.infoplease.com/ce5/CE010920.html

1810–49, composer for the piano, b. near Warsaw, of French and Polish parentage. With his lyrical, often melancholy, compositions, he brought romantic piano music to unprecedented heights of expressiveness.

Classical Composer Biographies - http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html#mozart

A brief bio on Mozart and other great composers

Classical MIDI Archives - http://www.prs.net/midi.html

If your setup includes MIDI capability, you may immediately listen to (or download) any of these collected (Western) Classical Music Midi Sequences... they recommend the downloadable MIDIGATE browser plug-in for easier playing of multiple files.

Composer Timeline - http://www.edinboro.edu/cwis/music/Cordell/timeline.html

From Tim Cordell, this list includes composers from the 11th. century through to the 20th. century.

Composers Biographies and Program Notes - http://www2.culturefinder.com/artsresources/music/cfguide/allstar/music

Who's who in classical music? Who are the greatest and most influential composers? Culture Finder's "All-Stars" provide basic background information on our select group of important figures in classical music. This concise, baseball card-like resource gives you the low down on the all the vital "stats," career highlights and unusual facts about these great musicians.

Frederic Chopin - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/chopin.html

No great composer has devoted himself as exclusively to the piano as Chopin. For the concert-giving years 1828-32 he wrote brilliant virtuoso pieces (e.g. rondos) and music for piano and orchestra; the teaching side of his career is represented by the studies, preludes, nocturnes, waltzes, impromptus and mazurkas, polished pieces of moderate difficulty. The large-scale works - the later polonaises, scherzos, ballades, sonatas, the Barcarolle and the dramatic Polonaise-fantaisie - he wrote for himself and a small circle of admirers.

Gregorian Chant Homepage - http://silvertone.princeton.edu/chant_html/

The main purpose of the Gregorian Chant Home Page is to support advanced research on Gregorian chant, particularly in the graduate seminar "Problems in Early Christian Music" (Music 511) taught at Princeton. The scholarly study of Gregorian chant is a wide-ranging, multi-faceted venture that interacts with many other areas of study, just as the liturgy for which it was created influenced many other areas of individual and social life.

Houston Grand Opera - http://www.hgo.com/

Hello. I'm David Gockley, General Director of Houston Grand Opera. It's my pleasure to welcome you to our HGO web site and to introduce you to one of America's most active opera companies. HGO is a voice heard around the world; applauded for our imaginative blending of dynamic new works and great classics, star-studded casts, and breathtaking productions. Some of today's most celebrated artists and memorable opera innovations first took the stage here at Houston Grand Opera.

Joshua's Homepage - Mozart's World - http://home.hkstar.com/~tslw/mozart.html

A nice site about Mozart, with some good pictures.

La Scala - http://lascala.milano.it/

This is the home page of the most famous opera house in the world. The web page is not yet completed, but you will be able to find what programs they are putting on, information on purchasing tickets, and a virtual tour of the opera house itself.

The Mozart Experience - http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/2914/mozart/

Welcome to "The Mozart Experience". I've amassed a large amount of information, several pictures, wave and MIDI files, an in-depth biography and more. I hope you find what you're looking for and also hope you'll spare the time to sign my guest book.

The Mozart Project - http://www.frontiernet.net/~sboerner/mozart/

Compositions, biography, and more.

Mozart's Magical Musical Life - http://www.stringsinthemountains.org/m2m/1once.htm

An online storybook about Mozart's life and music, great for all ages.

NYC Opera - http://www.nycopera.com/

The official site of the New York City Opera. The information provided on the web site are the calendar of events, synopsis of the operas, bio's of the musicians and artists, along with links to other opera-related sites.

The Royal Opera House - http://www.royalopera.org/

The Royal Opera For fifty years, The Royal Opera has presented a full range of opera of international standard at its historic home in Covent Garden. It has reached a large audience through a very wide range of ticket prices in the theatre and increasingly through radio and television broadcasts. From the summer of 1997 to the early autumn of 1999, while its theatre is being developed, the company is performing at a variety of venues in London.

Russian Music - http://russia.uthscsa.edu/Music/

This page is dedicated to Russian music in all of its forms -- opera, folk, classical, and contemporary.

San Diego Opera Home Page - http://www.sdopera.com/

WELCOME TO SAN DIEGO OPERA'S HOME PAGE! At this site you will find complete information on our upcoming season, general director, educational activities, membership and scenic studio. We also have a gallery of photos of past productions that you might enjoy browsing. Information is updated regularly, so stay tuned!

San Francisco Opera - http://www.sfopera.com/

San Francisco Opera is taking the lead in online opera education, addressing both the current technology revolution and decreased funding of the arts in schools across America. San Francisco Opera is moving forward to implement a user-friendly site, designed to be integrated into the curriculum.

The Washington Opera Home Page - http://www.dc-opera.org/

Dazzling artists, music by some of world's foremost composers, passionate drama and spectacular sets and costumes are all a part of our 1998-99 season. This site provides information about the season, with sound clips and photographs from each of the operas. Other sections cover the company history, ticket and calendar information, our education and outreach programs, membership and much more.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart @ Design House - http://www.efes.com/lecagot/mozart.asp

Compositions, biography, music samples and more.

Young Composers - http://www.youngcomposers.com/

This website features music, both pop and classical, written and performed by kids. Hear some great tunes by kids here!