Grove's Dictionary Of Music & Musicians (Ten-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 5th ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Good-Fair. Vols 6 & 9 creased spines. - otherwise good set.
Few reference works have earned the reverence and authority of Grove's Dictionary of Music & Musicians, the undisputed cornerstone of musicological scholarship spanning nearly a century and a half. This monumental multi-volume encyclopaedia — presented here as a complete nine-volume set with supplementary volume — chronicles the full sweep of Western musical history, from medieval composers to 20th-century innovators, detailing the lives of musicians, the evolution of instruments, the development of musical forms, and the cultural forces that shaped them all. Arranged alphabetically across volumes covering A–B through Vir–Z, the set presents an exhaustive and authoritative compendium that instructs both the casual enthusiast and the serious scholar with equal depth and precision. Originally compiled by Sir George Grove and first published in 1879, this work grew through successive editions into one of the most comprehensive and respected music reference series ever produced. Published by Macmillan, this edition — identifiable by its distinctive blue binding with gold lettering — represents a landmark moment in musicological publishing, a time when the Grove name was synonymous with musical authority. Whether you are tracing the biography of a baroque master or seeking the technical definition of a compositional term, this set remains an essential and irreplaceable resource — a library in itself, and a testament to the enduring power of musical knowledge.
Author: Eric Blom (ed)
Format: Paperback
Genre: Music
Edition: 5th ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Good-Fair. Vols 6 & 9 creased spines. - otherwise good set.
Few reference works have earned the reverence and authority of Grove's Dictionary of Music & Musicians, the undisputed cornerstone of musicological scholarship spanning nearly a century and a half. This monumental multi-volume encyclopaedia — presented here as a complete nine-volume set with supplementary volume — chronicles the full sweep of Western musical history, from medieval composers to 20th-century innovators, detailing the lives of musicians, the evolution of instruments, the development of musical forms, and the cultural forces that shaped them all. Arranged alphabetically across volumes covering A–B through Vir–Z, the set presents an exhaustive and authoritative compendium that instructs both the casual enthusiast and the serious scholar with equal depth and precision. Originally compiled by Sir George Grove and first published in 1879, this work grew through successive editions into one of the most comprehensive and respected music reference series ever produced. Published by Macmillan, this edition — identifiable by its distinctive blue binding with gold lettering — represents a landmark moment in musicological publishing, a time when the Grove name was synonymous with musical authority. Whether you are tracing the biography of a baroque master or seeking the technical definition of a compositional term, this set remains an essential and irreplaceable resource — a library in itself, and a testament to the enduring power of musical knowledge.