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Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) 5 Volume Paperback Set
George Grove
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Description for Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) 5 Volume Paperback Set
paperback. A reissue of the first edition of this famous dictionary, providing fascinating insights into the Victorian musical world. Editor(s): Grove, Sir George. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 3375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 296 x 233 x 84. Weight in Grams: 4640.
This is a reissue of the first edition of George Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which has since evolved to become the largest and most authoritative work of its kind in English. The project grew in the making: the title page of Volume 1 (1879) refers to 'two volumes', but by the time Volume 4 appeared in 1889 there was also a 300-page appendix and a separate index volume. The dictionary was an international undertaking, with contributors from Paris, Leipzig, Berlin, Vienna and Boston alongside those based in Britain. It was 'intended to supply a great and long acknowledged ... Read more
This is a reissue of the first edition of George Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which has since evolved to become the largest and most authoritative work of its kind in English. The project grew in the making: the title page of Volume 1 (1879) refers to 'two volumes', but by the time Volume 4 appeared in 1889 there was also a 300-page appendix and a separate index volume. The dictionary was an international undertaking, with contributors from Paris, Leipzig, Berlin, Vienna and Boston alongside those based in Britain. It was 'intended to supply a great and long acknowledged ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
3375
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Music
Number of Pages
3375
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108004268
SKU
V9781108004268
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