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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by Eminent Writers, English and Foreign: With Illustrations and Woodcuts

First published: 1898

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This volume serves as a comprehensive reference work, capturing a vast breadth of music history through the contributions of many different authors. Its inclusion of illustrations and woodcuts provides a unique visual context that brings the technical and historical entries to life for any student of the genre.

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First published in installments between 1878 and 1889 under the editorship of Sir George Grove, this monumental reference work was conceived to provide a comprehensive, scholarly survey of music history, theory, and biography. It emerged during a period of burgeoning academic interest in musicology in Victorian England, aiming to synthesize the vast knowledge of contemporary European and English experts into a unified, authoritative resource that spanned from the mid-15th century to the late 19th century.

The dictionary was designed to be both exhaustive and accessible, featuring contributions from numerous distinguished musical scholars of the time, including Hubert Parry and C. Hubert H. Parry. Grove sought to move beyond mere cataloging by including critical essays and detailed woodcut illustrations, which helped define the professional standard for music reference for decades. The work was widely lauded upon its completion for its intellectual rigor and became a fundamental pillar for libraries and conservatories throughout the English-speaking world.

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