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Download and print our Hey Kids, Meet the Composer free printable famous composer biographies highlighting the composer's life, music and culture. Then check out the fun lesson resources for music students, music teachers, and homeschool teachers.


Famous Composer Biographies for Students, Music Teachers and Homeschool Teachers

Baroque Era Composers (1600-1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach | Biography Digital Print
George Frideric Handel | Biography Digital Print
Johann Pachelbel | Biography Digital Print
Antonio Vivaldi | Biography Digital Print


Classic Era Composers (1750-1820)

Ludwig van Beethoven | Biography Digital Print
Franz Joseph Haydn | Biography Digital Print
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Biography Digital Print


Romantic Era Composers (1820-1910)

Johannes Brahms | Biography Digital Print
Frederic Chopin | Biography Digital Print
Antonin Dvorak | Biography Digital Print
Edvard Grieg | Biography Digital Print
Modest Mussorgsky | Biography Digital Print
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Biography Digital Print
Gioachino Antonio Rossini | Biography Digital Print
Camille Saint-Saëns | Biography Digital Print
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Biography Digital Print
Richard Wagner | Biography Digital Print


Impressionist Era Composers (1820-1910)

Claude Debussy | Biography Digital Print


Modern Era Composers (1910-Present)

Leonard Bernstein | Biography Digital Print
Aaron Copland | Biography Digital Print
George Gershwin | Biography Digital Print
Scott Joplin | Biography Digital Print
Dmitri Kabalevsky | Biography Digital Print
Sergei Prokofiev | Biography Digital Print
Dmitri Shostakovich | Biography Digital Print
Andrew Lloyd Webber | Biography Digital Print
John Williams | Biography Digital Print




Browse Related Famous Composer Kids Piano Books, Worksheets, and Music Lesson Plans


Piano Books for Kids and Editions from our Play and Learn™ Series

Play the music of your favorite composer with one of these printable books or play the music of your favorite composer and learn more about them with our exclusive Play and Learn™ editions that include sheet music, a Hey Kids, Meet the Composer biography, and activity worksheets.

Beethoven | Meet the Composer Series Piano Book, Vol. 1
Mozart | Meet the Composer Series Piano Book, Vol. 2
Tchaikovsky | Meet the Composer Series Piano Book, Vol. 3
Bach | Meet the Composer Series Piano Book, Vol. 4
Canon in D | Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music
The Entertainer | Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music/Level 3
The Entertainer | Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music/Level 5
Moonlight Sonata | Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music
Ode to Joy | Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music/Level 2
Ode to Joy | Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music/Level 4
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) Play and Learn™ Edition - Easy Piano Sheet Music


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Music Lesson Plans

Just click, print and teach! Our Meet the Composer music lesson plans make it easy to teach famous composer units that are a hit with your students.

Star Wars Rap | Music Lesson Plan and Worksheet
Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) | Comic Strip Worksheet and Music Lesson Plan
Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) | Music Lesson Plan Resource Pack
Hallelujah Chorus | Soprano Recorder Play-Along (Music/Mp3)


Listening Maps and Listening Glyphs

Designed for the music classroom, our printable listening maps and listening glyphs turn listening to music into a visual learning experience.

In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) | Listening Map
Kangaroo from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens) | Listening Map
Surprise Symphony (Haydn) | Listening Map and Lesson
Handel | Composer of the Month Lesson and Bulletin Board Pack
Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) | Listening Map
Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) | Listening Map/Composer Pack (Bundle)
St. Patrick's Day | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets
John Williams | Film Score Music Listening Glyph Worksheets
Star Wars (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets
Jurassic Park (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets
Indiana Jones (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets
Easter (Vivaldi "Spring") | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets
Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets
Circus Music (Entry of the Gladiators) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets


Famous Composer Bulletin Board Posters

Our bulletin board poster packs add pizzazz to your music classroom bulletin boards, while helping kids remember the essential facts about each composer.

Beethoven | Composer of the Month Bulletin Board Pack
John Williams | Composer of the Month Bulletin Board Pack
Elements of Music | Anchor Chart Posters
Haydn | Composer of the Month Bulletin Board Posters
Handel | Composer of the Month Lesson and Bulletin Board Pack
Prokofiev | Composer of the Month Bulletin Board Pack
Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) | Bulletin Board Pack


Famous Composer FunLibs™ | Music Lesson Plan Story and Worksheet

Read the original story, and then make up a silly variation by substituting your own words in the provided blanks.

Peer Gynt FunLib™ (Edvard Grieg) | Story and Worksheet
Nutcracker FunLib™ (Tchaikovsky) | Story and Worksheet


Famous Composer Word Search Worksheets

Build reading skills with our free printable famous composer word search worksheets. Let your students know how many words there are to find, and then ask them to complete the word search by identifying and circling the keywords found in the biography.

Johann Sebastian Bach | Word Search Worksheet
Ludwig van Beethoven | Word Search Worksheet
Leonard Bernstein | Word Search Worksheet
Johannes Brahms | Word Search Worksheet
Frederic Chopin | Word Search Worksheet
Aaron Copland | Word Search Worksheet
Claude Debussy | Word Search Worksheet
Antonin Dvorak | Word Search Worksheet
George Gershwin | Word Search Worksheet
Edvard Grieg | Word Search Worksheet
George Frideric Handel | Word Search Worksheet
Franz Joseph Haydn | Word Search Worksheet
Scott Joplin | Word Search Worksheet
Dmitri Kabalevsky | Word Search Worksheet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Word Search Worksheet
Modest Mussorgsky | Word Search Worksheet
Johann Pachelbel | Word Search Worksheet
Sergei Prokofiev | Word Search Worksheet
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Word Search Worksheet
Gioachino Antonio Rossini | Word Search Worksheet
Camille Saint-Saëns | Word Search Worksheet
Dmitri Shostakovich | Word Search Worksheet
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Word Search Worksheet
Antonio Vivaldi | Word Search Worksheet
John Williams | Word Search Worksheet


Famous Composer Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheets

Build pre-multiplication skills by skip counting with our free printable famous composer connect-the-dot worksheets. Then grab the crayons!

Johann Sebastian Bach | Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheet
Ludwig van Beethoven | Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Multiplication-Connect-the-Dot Worksheet


Famous Composer Coloring Pages

Print a free famous composer coloring page, grab the crayons, and start the CD. Giving students a coloring page keeps them focused and quite, providing you with an opportunity to introduce the classics.

Johann Sebastian Bach | Coloring Page
Ludwig van Beethoven | Coloring Page
Johannes Brahms | Coloring Page
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Coloring Page
Franz Joseph Haydn | Coloring Page
Scott Joplin | Coloring Page
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Coloring Page
Franz Schubert | Coloring Page
Richard Wagner | Coloring Page


Famous Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet

Introduce kids to famous composers with a Hey Kids, Meet the Composer scavenger hunt worksheet. Print the study guide worksheet and then head to the Hey Kids, Meet the Composer biographies to hunt for the facts.

Famous Composer Scavenger Hunt Worksheet


Meet the Composer Job Application Worksheet

Introduce kids to famous composers by asking them to complete an employment application for the composer for your choice.

Meet the Composer Job Application


Famous Composer Venn Diagrams

Develop higher order thinking skills in your music students by comparing and contrasting the musical elements your favorite music selections.

Nutcracker Venn Diagram (Tchaikovsky) | Worksheet
Peer Gynt FunLib™ (Edvard Grieg) | Story and Worksheet
Peer Gynt (Edvard Grieg) | Venn Diagram Worksheet