Some links that you might find useful for your research on The Waltz / Composers: Schools Wikipedia - music section Essentials of Music website BBC classical music - use the search box (top right hand corner) to find information about composers Classical Net - search for information about composers All Music - search by genre or by composer All about the Waltz at Wikipedia (links from here to different composers like Chopin, Strauss and Shostakovich) Remember the library also has books about composers and about different styles of music. Ask the librarian to show you where they are in the library.