Composers

Composers of Solo Repertoire for Horn

This page contains biographical information on prominent composers of solo repertoire for the horn that are available online. There are of course non-online (nonline?) sources that should be consulted if available, a.k.a. books and magazines (especially: The Horn Call)
[This page is under development - it's going to take time to amass the information and links.]

Information on Composers:

Dolmetsch Online - Composer Biographies - vast resource of composer biographies. Includes a large number of excellent links to complementary information.

Naxos - composer information - large number of composers listed; not every one has a bio

Classical Composers (from Music Resources on the Internet)

Classical Composers Database

Contemporary Composers Index - currently lists 14,174 composers. The site is in English, German, Russian, and Portuguese

Contemporary Composers at IRCAM En français.

Music Library Association Obituary Index

Gaylord Music Library Necrology

ClassicalNet - Composers & works

52 Composers.com - selected composers from many countries and eras. Includes videos of performances and links for more information.

Classical Navigator: Composers

Classical Archives: Composers

Classical Composers Archives - vast content. Lists composer info by country; includes "Today's Musical History", Calendar, Timelines (by century), Birth years, Classical Masters, Opera Masters

Living Composers Project

MOLA Composer Links

PBS Composer Bios

Classical Composers Biographies

Women Composers - links to women composers and performers (incl. jazz & pop)

Women Composers (II) - database of women composers whose works have been recorded on CD

Women in History: Composers (thanks to Peggy Fields for this link)

Women of Note (women composers of the last 250 years)

Composer's Index - Women Composers (simple list with birth/death dates)

Composers Bureau Online - contemporary American composers

Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers - bio info on 500+ composers; biographical essays, links, links to books, CDs and sheet music, timeline, opera timeline, birthdays, posters, gift shop.

Classical Composers Database

List of Classical Composers by Era [Wikipedia]

Composer Timeline

Composer Timelines - downloadable timelines of major composers 1100-present in pdf and text formats.

Timeline of Major Classical Composers from 1300

Composer Birthdays - who has the same birthday as you?

Classical Notes - A collection of program notes on composers and pieces. Not a huge collection, but some useful information here (e.g. where else will you find something about Alan Abbott, composer of "Alla Caccia"?)

Biography.com - has bio sketches about just about everyone who's anyone, including classical composers

Videos (biographical films) of famous composers

Composer Biographies

Donemus - Dutch Composers

Karadar Classical Music - 2000 composer bios, from Keiko Abe to Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken Zuylen (say that 3 times fast...)

Composers - Links to 165 composers of all eras from the Indiana University School of Music Library. Scroll down for links to lists of composers.

Unknown Composers - A list of links to underrated and/or lesser known composers and masterpieces and those who may be difficult to find much bio info on.

Ultimate Classical Music Resource: Composers

A Guide to Musical Program Notes & Analyses
A list of sources to program note research. Includes a list of Library of Congress class numbers for books descriptive of various genres, e.g. MT92 are guides to the music of individual composers.

Don't neglect other online sources that may be available through your local music library (subscriptions), such as Groves Online.
And there's always Google (and other search engines) and Wikipedia.

Complete lists (catalogues) of composers’ works available at Karadar Classical Music World