the history of music

Famous Composers

more of a Resource than a Course

Who were the three B's?

Why were they significant?

Where do they fit in history?

When I was a tutor for Classical Conversations, I struggled with what information to share about the famous composers.

I knew the list of composers were chosen purposefully, and I knew their names because I grew up in a musical family.

(That's Mom at the pipe organ. More than once, she demonstrated the pipe organ to students while they learned about Bach.)

With my technical writing skills, I gathered the facts into succinct sentences that serve as history sentences not only for each composer but for each period in music history.

Then I called Dad! Not only is Dad a retired music teacher but a composer himself. Dad checked my research and chose the additional musical compositions we should all know.

Who is this resource for?

Homeschoolers who want to enhance their music history education
Classical Conversations Foundations Tutors & Parent-Teachers
Classical Conversations Challenge 2 Students, Parent-Teachers & Directors
Anyone who wants to add to their cultural literacy

Homeschoolers who want to enhance their music history education
Classical Conversations Foundations Tutors & Parent-Teachers
Classical Conversations Challenge 2 Students, Parent-Teachers & Directors
Anyone who wants to add to their cultural literacy

What Does This Program Do for You?

Summary Sentences

Memorize or Not

Like Classical Conversations provides history sentences, this resources provides summary sentences for the periods in music history and the famous composers, containing dates, impression on history, and famous compositions we should know.

Narrated Videos

Read & Listen

Read and listen to the succinct sentences in short videos that include the sentences and images of each composer.

Play List

Watch & Listen

Increase your family's music literacy by turning on a playlist during lunch or while driving and listen or watch and listen to the summary sentences followed by beautiful performances of the musical compositions.

What Does This Famous Composers Resource include?

Baroque Period

George Frederic Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach

BONUS!

Antonio Vivaldi, composer of "Spring"
Pachelbel's Canon, which is heard at many weddings

Classical Period

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven

Romantic Period

Johannes Brahms
Antonin Dvorak
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Modern Period

Claude Debussy
Igor Stravinsky

About Mr. Towler

Roger Towler

Composer, Director, Performer

retired music teacher
B.A. Music, University of Minnesota
composer
soloist
director of several ensembles
performer in many musicals (mostly Gilbert & Sullivan)
church choir director, even today in his 80s

About Mrs. Krichbaum

Cheryl Krichbaum

Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Writing Coach

award-winning author
B.S. Scientific & Technical Communication, University of Minnesota
taught Technical Writing to college juniors
wrote course websites for colleges & corporations
homeschool mom
former Classical Conversations tutor & Challenge B Director
parent-teacher of sons who completed Classical Conversations Challenges A, B, 1, 2, 3