Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is a dictionary of music and musicians, generally considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. It was first published in 1878 as A Dictionary of Music and Musicians in four volumes edited by Sir George Grove with an appendix and index. The second edition, in five volumes, was edited by J. A. Fuller Maitland and published between 1904 and 1910. The third edition, also in five volumes, was edited by H. C. Colles and published in 1927. The fourth edition, also edited by Colles, was published in five volumes plus a supplement in 1940. The fifth edition, in nine volumes, was edited by Eric Blom and published in 1954. A supplementary volume followed in 1961. When the next edition appeared in 1980, it was under the new name The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and was greatly expanded to twenty volumes, edited by Stanley Sadie. The second edition under this title (the seventh overall), edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell, was published in 2001. It contains: 5,623 entirely new articles 29,499 articles in total 20,374 biographies of composers, performers and writers on music 1,465 articles on styles, terms and genres 580 articles on ancient music and church music 805 articles on regions, countries and cities 2,261 articles on instruments and their makers, and performance practice 693 articles on printing and publishing 1,327 articles on world musics 1,221 articles on popular music, light music, and jazz 283 articles on concepts 89 articles on acoustics 174 articles on notation 96 articles on theatre directors 131 articles on sources External link grovemusic.com Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grove_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians