[Rick Nebiolo]

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as far as books go, "The Vintage Guide to Classical Music" by Jan Sawfford is pretty good. It covers major composers and styles along with some very basic music theory. Plus it has "A Classical Library" as an appendix, which lists major works.

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With reference material that has a potentially multimedia element I'm really hoping to find online resources. In other words something I can search or browse, listen to a sample, and then be able to click on a link to the Amazon or similar site where I can put it on a Christmas or birthday list. I'm so backed up on reading that I hope for an all music Christmas and I want to make careful choices.

~ Rick