Credo Reference is a great database to find articles on classical composers and a general overview of the classical period. With Credo, you can also find manuscripts and scores to some famous works from this era. You can do a simple, or advanced search. You can open full articles and scores from this database and explore related concepts on this era or certain composers. There are also images available, links to books, chapters, and more. You can filter and facet your search by articles, images, and sources by type, subject, collection, media, length, and date. There is the ability to share and save the resources you find, making Credo a perfect start on your research journey. This source would be manageable to use by anyone in college and above. 

Credo Reference. (2015). Credoreference.com. https://search.credoreference.com/ 

With ProQuest: Arts & Humanities Database you can find articles, magazines, journals, and biographies on composers, their works, and more. There is a simple and advanced search option. Full text or PDFs are available for most journals/articles/etc. Suggested sources and related material is available on the right hand side. You can download, print, save to a folder, as well as save to a drive. Your recent search history is also shown on the top right corner. You can filter and facet your search by source type, document type, language, and publication date. ProQuest is a full-text journal database with over 600 publications available. This database is suitable for college students.

ProQuest Arts & Humanities Database. (n.d.). Www.proquest.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023, from https://www.proquest.com/artshumanities/advanced/arts/fromDatabasesLayer?accountid=10528

Oxford Music Online gives you access to Grove Music Online, Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. There are over 52,000 articles by thousands of scholars available. You can sign in via your institution or library. There are tabs at the top listing topics, instruments, eras, regions, place type, and occupation. Enjoy biographical articles, images, audio and video examples, and works of composers. Quick search and advanced search is offered. You can print and save articles as well. This sources is suitable for college and above.

Oxford Music. (2019). Oxfordmusiconline.com. https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/ 

NAXOS gives an overview of all eras of music. They also have a section for composers, which gives a biography of them. Each composer has their works listed with links to listen to them. NAXOS was founded in 1987 and is updated every year.  They also offer articles, books and ebooks, reviews of works, podcasts, and blogs. There is a section for online libraries and subscriptions, where you can find videos, sheet music, recordings, resources for children, and adults. If you are wanting to learn about a specific composer, or listen to a variety of their works, NAXOS is beneficial resource on this. This source is suitable for high school and above, they do offer resources for children, but an adult would be needed to access them. 

Classical Music | Naxos - The World’s Leading Classical Music Label | Buy, Stream or Download. (2023). Www.naxos.com. http://www.naxos.com.