The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (20 Volume Set)

Sadie, Stanley

ISBN 10: 0333231112 / ISBN 13: 9780333231111

Published by Groves Dictionaries Inc, 1980

About this Item

1980. 6th. Hardcover. Cloth. Quarto. Twenty volume set. Ex-Library with markings and labels. Good.

Seller Inventory # C55759

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (20 Volume Set)
• Publisher: Groves Dictionaries Inc
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333231112
• ISBN 13: 9780333231111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used - Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music

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Synopsis

This is as much an encyclopedia as a dictionary. Its 20 volumes embrace the entire world of musical knowledge, offering over 22,500 alphabetically arranged articles, by 2,300 contributors from over 70 different countries.

Review

..".the most ambitious and comprehensive musical dictionary and encyclopedia ever attempted...a brilliant success."--The New York Times ..".20 volumes excellently produced, crammed with scholarship, magnificently illustrated..."--Quest ."..the most ambitious and comprehensive musical dictionary and encyclopedia ever attempted...a brilliant success."--The New York Times ."..20 volumes excellently produced, crammed with scholarship, magnificently illustrated..."--Quest .,."the most ambitious and comprehensive musical dictionary and encyclopedia ever attempted...a brilliant success."--The New York Times .,."20 volumes excellently produced, crammed with scholarship, magnificently illustrated..."--Quest ., ."the most ambitious and comprehensive musical dictionary and encyclopedia ever attempted...a brilliant success."--The New York Times ., ."20 volumes excellently produced, crammed with scholarship, magnificently illustrated..."--Quest , .."the most ambitious and comprehensive musical dictionary and encyclopedia ever attempted...a brilliant success."--The New York Times , .."20 volumes excellently produced, crammed with scholarship, magnificently illustrated..."--Quest .,."the most ambitious and comprehensive musical dictionary and encyclopedia ever attempted...a brilliant success."--The New York Times .,."20 volumes excellently produced, crammed with scholarship, magnificently illustrated..."--Quest ..."the most ambitious and comprehensive musical dictionary and encyclopedia ever attempted...a brilliant success."--The New York Times ..."20 volumes excellently produced, crammed with scholarship, magnificently illustrated..."--Quest