From: Margaret Harrison
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Subject: Re: Composers Dates
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BAlley-at-mcp.edu wrote:

> I am singing a recital in April. Can anybody recommed a website where I can
> find composers dates. I need them for the program. I appreciate your help.

I have two reference books next to my computer at home with that type of information - The
Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (the
latter is an inexpensive paperback). For a musician, a one-volume reference book like
this is a great investment. If you can't get the information any other way, e-mail me
privately, and I'll see what my books can tell you.

Also, you can try entering the composer's names in my favorite internet search engine,
Google, and I betcha you'll easily find most of what you need. Here's the url:
http://www.google.com

Groves On-line is great, but it costs money to subscribe. Any decent public library
should have Groves Dictionary of Music, and that will also very likely have the
information you need.

Peggy

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Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
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