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Women Composers: A Bibliography of Internet Resources
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7282/women.html
This site is dedicated to the achievements of women composers through the ages.

The International Alliance for Women in Music
http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/home.html
The IAWM web site contains more than 3500 pages of archival resources on women composers as well as other women in music.

Young Composers Hosted by Able Minds
http://www.youngcomposers.com/
The mission of this site is to provide a voice for young people on the Internet. You can hear compositions from young composers all over world, join a discussion group and submit your own compositions.

Composers Page
http://www.composers.net/
The Composers Page is devoted to composers throughout the last millennium. This site is still in a nascent stage, but there is some good material to be found in the articles and link sections.

Meet the Composer
http://www.meetthecomposer.org/
Meet the Composer is an organization dedicated to increasing opportunities for composers by supporting the creation, performance, dissemination and appreciation of their music.

Pauline Oliveros
http://www.artswire.org/pof/peop_po.html
Considered the originator of meditational music and a new music pioneer, this composer's music and philosophies have been an inspiration to many.

Composers Hosted by G. Schirmer, Inc.,
http://www.schirmer.com/composers.html
This site has links to brief biographies of many 20th century composers.

Classical Composers Database
http://utopia.knoware.nl/~jsmeets/jsframes.html
This database contains information and related links to over 1,000 composers.

Early Music Women Composers
http://150.252.8.92/www/iawm/pages/
This extensive site contains many links, MIDI files, photographs, illustrations , and online resource materials.

The Classical and Rococo Composers Page
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2499/main.html
This site is dedicated exclusively to composers of classical and rococo music. You will find brief biographies, MIDI files, photographs, and links to other online resources.

Classical Composer Biographies
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html
This site is part of the Classical Music Web Ring and contains brief biographies of composers from the 1600-1800s.

The Classical Music Pages
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html
This site contains a wealth of information on composers, musical forms, music history and musical terminology.

The Jazz Composers Collective
http://www.jazzcollective.com/
The Jazz Composers Collective is a non-profit organization that supports the development of new music. This site contains biographies and sound clips of some of today's most inventive jazz composers.

Composers' Biographies and their Works
http://www.hnh.com/qcomp.htm
This site contains brief biographies of over 400 composers.

The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
http://www.rnh.com/index1.html
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization site contains biographies, discographies, and photographs of American songwriters.

The American Composers Orchestra Page
http://americancomposers.org/
This site id dedicated to the activities of the American Composers Orchestra. The site contains informative essays, information on composers that have been commissioned by the orchestra, and links to other online resources.

Classical and Contemporary Composers
http://www.kanadas.com/music/composers/misc.html
This extensive site contains numerous links, biographies and photographs of hundreds of composers.

U.S. Opera
http://www.hapka.com/usopera/
This site is dedicated to American Opera composers. The site contains a detailed timeline of American opera, biographies of composers and suggested listening.

The Duke Ellington Society
http://duke.fuse.net/essence/index.html
This wonderful site is dedicated to celebrating the life and music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. There are essays, audio files, biographies of jazz greats, and excellent links to other online resources.

The Boulanger Sisters
http://207.158.243.119/html/the_boulanger_sisters.html
The Boulanger sisters left an indelible mark on music history. This site is dedicated to their achievements.

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Magnificent Master
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/3732/index.html
This extensive site contains a comprehensive biography of Beethoven, a complete listing of his works, a picture gallery, sound files, articles and more.

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