C
Canada - Biographies
Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism) - The page on this site is dedicated to Canadians of Asian heritage who inspire us. It includes a brief description of living Canadians who have and continue to contribute to Canada. http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/multi/asian-asiatique/bio_e.cfm
University
of Toronto, Canadian Poets - This site contains
a list of Canadian poets, their biographies and poetic works. http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/index_poet.htm
Canada
- General
Government
of Canada Multiculturalism Site - This
site covers multiculturalism initiatives in Canada. http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/multi/index_e.cfm
Canada - Government
Canada's Digital Collections - "Canada's Digital Collections is one of the largest sources of Canadian content on the Internet. More than 600 collections are available, celebrating Canada's history, geography, science, technology and culture." http://collections.ic.gc.ca/
Charter
of Rights - This site explores how the Charter has
shaped the lives of Canadians. It featuresa history of the
Charter
and how it has impacted Canadians. http://www.charterofrights.ca/language.php
Parliament
of Canada -
This site has information about the parliament and senate
as well as updates on current bills. http://www.parl.gc.ca/

Canada - History
Canada's Digital Collections - "Canada's Digital Collections is one of the largest sources of Canadian content on the Internet. More than 600 collections are available, celebrating Canada's history, geography, science, technology and culture." http://collections.ic.gc.ca/
Canadian Encyclopedia - The Historica Foundation of Canada is responsible for this comprehensive online encyclopedia. http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - "Explore
the history of Canada's inhabitants and their culture
on this site. There, you will meet people who played
an important role in the formation of what is now Canada."
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/index.html
Global Gathering Place - "The
Global Gathering Place is an interactive site that let's
you explore the story of our diversity in Canada. It
provides valuable information on Canada's immigration history.
You will find thematic sections written about immigration
and ethnicity that confront issues such as human rights,
racism, the migration process, community and neighbourhood
life, labour and work and Canadian citizenship and global
linkages." http://www.mhso.ca/ggp/home.html
Keys to History (Musee McCord) - "Keys to History is a unique Web space where all Canadians can gain a fresh understanding of their collective past. It features a wealth of Canadian material culture currently held in the collections of the project’s partner museums. More than 90,000 documents and artifacts linked to important themes in Canadian history have been preserved in digital form." http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/
Musee McCord Museum - The page on this site will direct you to some valuable links on Canadian history. http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/eduweb/clioclic/teacher/resources.html#historiques
Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online - "Our Roots is a library, museum and school all in one. This unique, online, coast-to-coast record of Canadian local histories reflects the breadth and depth of our country's heritage, and celebrates the diverse landscapes, resources, and people that have contributed to sculpting its rich and ever-evolving national character. Looking for information is made easy when you search the site using key words, dates, subjects or authors." http://www.ourroots.ca
Virtual Museum of Canada - This site provide top quality resources from museum professionals and educators across Canada. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca
Canada
- Political Parties
Bloc
Quebecois - http://www.blocquebecois.org/fr/
Conservative
Party of Canada - http://www.conservative.ca/
Liberal
Party - http://www.liberal.ca/default_e.aspx
New
Democratic Party - http://www.ndp.ca/

Composers: Biographies and Works- (General)
Baroque Composers and Musicians - This site features a historical and geographical context of baroque music. Individual biographies of composers from this period are also featured. http://www.baroquemusic.org/barcomp.html#CO
Canadian Music Centre - The Canadian Music Centre holds Canada's largest collection of Canadian concert
music. This site has an extensive list of concise biographies and sample scores on Canadian composers. http://www.musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=composer.FA_dsp_home
Classical Music Pages - "This
web site provides you almost everything you need concerning
classical music - its history, biographical information
about composers (with portraits and
short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms and a
dictionary of musical terminologies. It is designed to be of use for everyone
from beginners to the music professional." http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html
Essentials of Music - "Here's
the site for basic information about classical music. All
through the site you'll find almost 200 excerpts from Essential
Classics. You'll also find overviews of the six main periods
in music history, brief biographies of nearly 70 composers
and 200 definitions with numerous musical examples." http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Goldberg:
The Early Music Portal - This site has an extensive list of short and concise biographies of early composers. http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/history/composers/
Naxos.com -
This site has an extensive list of biographies
of composers. http://www.naxos.com/composerlist/A.htm
Timid Soul's Guide to Classical Music - This site has biographical information on many famous composers. It has a high interest level as it is written with "tongue-in-cheek." http://www.azstarnet.com/public/packages/reelbook/contents.htm

Composers: Life and Works - Bach, J.S.
Baroque Composers and Musicians (J.S. Bach) - This is a site that profiles J.S. Bach's life through several periods. It includes a pictorial depiction of his life as well as music samples to enjoy. http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxjsbach.html
Classical Music Pages -http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bachjs.html
Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/bar/bach.htm
J.S.Bach -
This is an extensive site that includes information about
J.S. Bach's life, his complete works and recordings. There
are also links to additional information. http://www.jsbach.org/
Composers: Life and Works - Samuel Barber
Classical Net - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/barber.html
Karadar Classical Music - http://www.karadar.com/Dictionary/barber.html
The Modern Word - http://www.themodernword.com/joyce/music/barber.html
Composers: Life and Works - Beethoven, Ludvig van
Beethoven the Immortal - "This
site is devoted to te life and works of Ludvig van Beethoven.
It contains pictures relating to Beethoven, audio/MIDI files
of his works and general information about him." http://www.lucare.com/immortal/
Beethoven Reference Site - http://www.kingsbarn.freeserve.co.uk/
Dovesong - http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/archives/romantic/Beethoven.asp

Composers: Life and Works - Brahms, Johannes
American Memory (Aaron Copland Collection): Library of Congress - This is a brief timeline on the life and accomplishments of Aaron Copland. There is a direct link to a list of his complete works as well as a compilation of photographs. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/achtml/actime.html
Copland House - http://www.coplandhouse.org/info.asp?pbs=aaroncopland
Essentials of Music -http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/copland.html
Kennedy Center (Aaron Copland) - http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=3712&source_type=A
Timid Soul's Guide to Classical Music - http://www.azstarnet.com/public/packages/reelbook/153-4002.ht
Composers: Life and Works -Corelli, Arcangelo
Baroque Music - http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxcorelli.html
Goldberg: The Early Music Portal - http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/history/composers/10576.php
WQXR: The Classical Station of the New York Times - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=2144
Composers: Life and Works - Debussy, Claude
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/debussy.html
8 Notes - http://www.8notes.com/biographies/debussy.asp
Composers: Life and Works - des Prez, Josquin
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/josquin.htm
Classical Net - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/josquin.html
Here On A Sunday Morning (HOASM) - http://www.hoasm.org/IVA/DesPrez.html
Island of Freedom - http://www.island-of-freedom.com/DESPREZ.HTM
Josquin des Prez - http://www.josquin.com/

Composers: Life and Works - Dvorak, Antonin
Antonin Dvorak - http://www.antonindvorak2004.cz/english/vystava04-fotografie.html
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/dvorak.html
Kennedy Center (Antonin Dvorak) - http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=3829&source_type=C#
Naxos - http://www.naxos.com/composer/dvorak.htm
Think Quest - http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/dvorak.html
Composers: Life and Works - Grainger, Percy
Percy Grainger - http://www.percygrainger.net/
Bardic Edition: Music Publishers - http://www.bardic-music.com/Pag.htm
Composers: Life and Works - Grieg, Edvard
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/grieg.html
Great Norwegians - http://www.mnc.net/norway/EHG.htm
Composers: Life and Works - Handel, George Frederic
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/handel.html
George Frederic Handel - http://gfhandel.org/index.htm
Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/bar/handel.htm
Composers: Life and Works - Haydn, Franz Joseph
Carolina Classic Connection - http://www.carolinaclassical.com/articles/haydn.html
Classical Archives - http://www.classicalarchives.com/haydn.html
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/haydnj.html
Composers: Life and Works - Hindemith, Paul
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/hindemith.html
Classical Net - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/hindmith.html
Paul Hindemith - http://www.hindemith.org/E/summary.htm

Composers: Life and Works - Mahler, Gustav
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mahler.html
Classical Net - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/mahler.html
Gustav Mahler - http://www.gustav-mahler.org/english/
Mahler Archives - Karadar Classical Music - http://www.mahlerarchives.net/archives.html
Composers: Life and Works - Mendelssohn, Fanny
Hyperion Records - This is a short summary on one of history's most famous female composers. http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/notes/67110.html
Composers: Life and Works - Mendelssohn, Felix
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mendelssohn.html
Felix Mendelssohn - http://www.felixmendelssohn.com/
Composers: Life and Works - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart.html
Mozart Project - http://www.mozartproject.org/

Composers: Life and Works - Palestrina, Giovanni
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/palestrina.html
Dovesong - http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/archives/renaissance/palestrina.asp
Eternal Word Television - http://www.ewtn.com/library/LITURGY/PALTRN.TXT
Here On A Sunday Morning (HOASM) - http://www.hoasm.org/IVF/Palestrina.html
New Advent - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11421b.htm
Timid Soul's Guide to Classical Music - http://www.azstarnet.com/public/packages/reelbook/153-4032.htm
Composers:
Life and Works -Purcell, Henri
British Library - http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/purcell.html
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/purcell.html
Composers: Life and Works - Rossini, Gioacchino
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/rossini.html
Karadar Classical Music - http://www.karadar.com/Dictionary/rossini.html
PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/rossini.html
Composers: Life and Works - Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg - http://www.schoenberg.org/default_e.htm
Essentials of Music -http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/schoenberg.html
Composers: Life and Works - Sousa,
John Philip
America's Library - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/sousa
John Philip Sousa - http://www.dws.org/sousa/
Naxos - http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/default.asp?pn=Composers&char=S&ComposerID=971
PBS (Think Tank) - http://www.pbs.org/thinktank/transcript903.html

Composers: Life and Works - Stravinsky, Igor
California Institute of Technology (igor Stravinsky) - http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~tan/Stravinsky/
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/stravinsky.html
Essentials of Music -http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/stravinsky.html
Igor Stravinsky - http://www.igorstravinsky.com/
Time - http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/stravinsky.html
Composers: Life and Works - Tchaikovsky, Peter
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/tchaikovsky.html
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5648/Tchaikovsky.htm
Composers: Life and Works - Verdi, Giuseppe
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/verdi.html
Giuseppe Verdi - http://www.giuseppeverdi.it/Inglese/default.asp
Composers: Life and Works - Wagner, Richard
Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/wagner_pic.html
Dovesong - http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/archives/romantic/Wagner/Wagner.asp
Island of Freedom - http://www.island-of-freedom.com/WAGNER.HTM
Richard Wagner Website - http://www.trell.org/wagner/
Current Affairs
Newseum: The Interactive Museum of News - This site allows you to view the front pages of 244 newspapers from throughout the world. The site also includes the CyberMuseum that offers coverage on important historical events. http://www.newseum.org
Refdesk.com - Newspapers U.S. and Worldwide - This site provides online newpapers from an extensive list of countries and cities of the world. This is a good place to do a comparative study of the different viewpoints of a particular story. http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html
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