This Music Pathfinder was created as a research tool to help you search for, find and use information on music, musical periods,
composers, musicians.
FACTS
Looking up a composer? Want to know more about a musical period? Begin with an online encyclopedia.
Remember that when searching for people, use last name, comma, first name: Beethoven, Ludwig van
Encyclopedia Britannica - 3 separate encyclopedias
World Book Online - use Student Edition (not Kids)
Kids Infobits
Grolier
IMAGES
Are you interested in what a composer, musician or an instrument looks like? Do you need to download an image? Use Britannica Image Quest
TIMELINE OF MUSICAL PERIODS
Composer Samples - Click to hear a music sample