This series of blogs is intended to be read like a book. Though you might stumble upon it by searching for a particular composer or topic, I suggest you start here and go in order.
Click on the title of the chapter you want to go to.
2. A Consensus List of the 100 Greatest Composers
5. The Second 100 Greatest Composers. Part 1. The pre-Bach Era
5A. The Runners-up. More Notable Composers from the Pre-Bach Era
6. The Second 100 Greatest Composers. Part 2. Contemporaries of Bach
6A. The Runners-up. More Notable Composers from the Time of Bach
7. The Second 100 Greatest Composers. Part 3. The Classical Eras
7A. The Runners-up. More Notable Composers from the Classical Era
8. The Second 100 Greatest Composers. Part 4. The Early Romantic Era
9. The Second 100 Greatest Composers. Part 5. The The Middle Romantic Era
10. The Second 100 Greatest Composers Part 6. The Late Romantic Era
10A. The Runners-up. More Notable Composers from the Romantic Era
11. What you need to know about the 20th Century.
12. The Second 100 Greatest Composers. Part 7. The 20th Century - first half
12A. The Runners-up. More Notable Composers from the 20th Century