BIOGRAPHY
PATHFINDER Classical
Composer Biographies
Brief biographical sketches of the more well-known classical
composers and selected links are given.
Call Numbers:
Individual biographies are arranged in
alphabetical order by the subject's last name. They are located on the shelving
that backs the magazines. The call number consists of "B" and the
subject's last name.
Collective biographies or collections of
biographies have the Dewey Decimal Number - 920. These are filed in the 900
section of the library.
Recommended Reference Books:
Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary, 1995 - REF
920 MERGrolier Library of International Biographies, 1996 - REF
920 GRO
Abridged Encyclopedia of World Biography, 1999 - REF
920 ABR
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, 1995 -
REF 920 CAM
Biography Today, 1998, 1999 - REF 920 BIO
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