BIOGRAPHIES of many composers at:

http://198.85.71.81/sccjazzband/composers.html

       (short videos about composers)

http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/biolist.asp 

       (hear about the composers and hear their music too)

http://www.dsokids.com/2001/composerperiods.htm

       (hear their music too)

http://www.nyphilkids.org/gallery/main.phtml?

       (hear their music too)

http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/composers.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/profiles.html 

       (challenging reading level)

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/music

http://www.naxos.com/newdesign/flearning.files/blearning.htm

      (hear their music too)

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/ 

      (hear the music too)

  

HEAR music of many composers at:

http://www.classicsforkids.com/music/

http://dsokids.com/2001/composerchart.htm

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/radio.asp?pageid=21