Additional+Resources

> Understand more about the modern classical composer Igor Stravinsky in this well written biography highlighting his life and career. Included also are insights into some of his most notable works. > Although the site has headings for a Picture Gallery, a List of Works, and a Bibliography, what you see is all there is to it. The short bio, however, is accurate, with links to composers that are related in some way to Ravel. > A short biography and many related links are included on this page about American composer, George Gershwin. > Find out what an oratorio is and its history through this encyclopedia article from the Encyclopedia Encarta. Be sure to listen to the audio portion of this article, found in the upper left corner. > This site provides a biography of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971 CE), famous composer and conductor. > The Essentials of Music surveys the music and principal composers of the music of the 20th Century. > Explore Igor Stavinsky's Firebird Suite with this very interesting site. There are many video and audio clips of members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra demonstrating and providing their views about this music. > Learn about and explore the music of John Harbison, Igor Stravinsky, Charles Wuorinen and Johannes Brahms with this well done website. Through interactive menus, you can explore their music through listening and analysis. > This list of 20th century composers and musicians also features selected links to view biographical information on Benjamin Britten, John Cage, Philip Glass, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, and others. > A biography of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971 CE) with links to other biographies, lists of his works, and reviews of his works. > Music History 102 surveys the development of music and musical forms throughout western history six sections: The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Baroque Age, The Classical Period, The Romantic Era, and The Twentieth Century. > This ThinkQuest site offers general information on the lives and accomplishments of several 20th century composers and musicians, including Bela Bartok and Leonard Bernstein. Listen to MIDI files of the tunes that these musicians created. Includes links to glossary definitions for unfamiliar terms. > What a fabulous site! You can hear and watch the San Francisco Symphony play the "Rite of Spring," follow along with the score, and watch the Joffrey Ballet perform some of the dances from the ballet. There is also commentary explaining the meaning of the dances. Don't miss anything on this wonderful site narrated by Michael Tilson Thomas. > An alphabetized list of famous composers throughout history. Simply click on an artist to read a brief biography, see a list of their compositions, or listen to several examples of their music. > Biography, photos, a list of works, and a short bibliography for the classical musician Igor Stravinsky. > This site from the Essentials of Music is brief, but informative. Click on each heading for more information about Themes, Context, Style and Composers. "Composers" section has listening examples in addition to biographical information. > This site provides text from a lecture that looks at European culture after WWI. Looks at the literary and artistic developments during and as a result of the war. With links to several biographical websites on authors and philosophers of this time period. > At this site from ThinkQuest, you'll find brief biographies of classical composers, descriptions of various instruments, and a few interactive exercises at this Thinkquest site. The "Music theory," section is a bit complicated, but you'll find the other links worth browsing through. > An extensive list of Russians from many different fields. You can search by type of job held, or by individual name. Some of the fields include architects, artists, authors, film directors, musicians and composers, theater directors, performers, poets, cosmonauts, explorers, inventors, scientists, statesmen, politicians, diplomats, heads of state, military figures, and sports stars. You can also search individuals by nationalities or cities within Russia. Clicking on a name brings up more information, and in many cases, a picture.
 * [|Biography of Igor Stravinsky]
 * [|Classical Music Pages: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)]
 * [|Classical.net's "George Gershwin (1898-1937)"]
 * [|Encyclopedia Encarta: Oratorio]
 * [|Essentials of Music: Composers - Igor Stravinsky]
 * [|Essentials of Music: Twentieth Century]
 * [|Firebird Interactive]
 * [|Harbison, Stravinsky, Wuorinen, Brahms]
 * [|HyperMusic: 20th Century Composers]
 * [|Igor Stravinsky]
 * [|Internet Public Library: Music History 102]
 * [|Music Notes:Modern, 20th Century Composers (Thinkquest)]
 * [|San Francisco Symphony: Stravinsky: Rite of Spring]
 * [|Sony Music Entertainment- Composers]
 * [|The Classical Music Pages: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)]
 * [|The Essentials of Music: 20th Century]
 * [|The History Guide: Age of Anxiety: Europe in the 1920's]
 * [|Thinkquest: Muse in Musical Moments]
 * [|Wikipedia: List of Russians]