Composers

American Composers Alliance
Looking for a score to rent or buy? Try searching through the score database of over 14,000 scores. If you are a composer, this site is even more valuable. It helps represent you and market your music, links to other sites, and helps present concerts featuring new works.

The Canons and Fugues of J.S. Bach
You read often about Bach's Canons and Fugues, but do you really know what they are all about? This page is full of articles that explain these two musical forms thoroughly, and also explain the ideas behind Bach's works, sometimes analyzing individual pieces. There are also many links to Bach-related sites on his music, history, and scores for downloading.

Classical Net: Composer Master Index
With an extensive list of composers, this site provides bios and lists of works as well as links to related articles and discographies. Musicians are classified by name and also period. Even relatively obscure composers get extensive mention.

Composers Index
This is a list of composers for Western Music. It even has a section and bibliography on women composers. The more famous composers like Debussy have their own pages with bios, lists of works, picture archives and bibliography in English and German. And yes, the site also offers many MP3s of music by the same composers.

J.S. Bach Home Page
Music history buffs rejoice! The J.S. Bach Home Page is your complete source for the life and works of this master composer. Find a comprehensive biography on the life of the artist, and find detailed historical facts about each of his works, organized by different categories.