Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1936 complete 5 vol + Amer Supp 240829

Description: Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1936 complete 5 vol + Amer Supp 240829 Foremost English-language encyclopedia of music. It began in 1873 when George Grove – the British civil engineer, biblical lexicographer, organizer of musical concerts, writer of program notes, music critic, and editor of Macmillan’s Magazine – accepted an invitation from Macmillan Publishers to create A Dictionary of Music and Musicians to serve music professionals and a growing readership of well-educated lovers of the arts, literate “amateurs” who cultivated music as a pastime.Grove planned his dictionary in an era marked by industrial, scientific, and scholarly progress. More than ever, expositions of industry and of culture gathered the most advanced products of society under one roof (as for example at London’s Crystal Palace from 1851); museums assembled artifacts for the edification of the general public (the opening of the new British Museum building and reading room, 1857); professions established associations that pooled expertise (in the United States, the Music Teachers National Association, founded 1876); editions and scholarly works collected knowledge and created foundational texts for further education and research (for example for J. S. Bach from 1851, for Beethoven from 1862). Moreover, social leaders in both England and the United States considered art music to be essential in the education of good citizens, and civic leaders devoted much effort to creating and sustaining orchestras, concert halls, and musical publications. The editor of the third (1927) and fourth (1940) editions of Grove’s was H. C. Colles, an organist, graduate of Oxford, prominent music critic, and professor of music at the Royal College of Music in London. He too was particularly knowledgeable about English music history, but also late-19th-century German orchestral and art-song repertories. In the aftermath of The Great War and in the face of rising Fascism in Europe, Colles led the dictionary toward becoming more a systematic reference work than a compendium of personal reflections, clearly marking which material was revised (“rev.”) or extended (“with addns.”), replacing many of the older articles with new ones, and taking advantage of the influx to Britain of scholars displaced from the continent. He kept to the length of the earlier edition at five volumes, though a sixth “Supplementary Volume” appeared in 1940. What is clear from his list of contributors to the 3rd edition is the high percentage (among those whose articles are retained) of deceased writers – nearly 60%. G - tightly bound, complete - no marks noted - random loose page We are 100% staffed with volunteers and all our items are donated. All our profits are returned to our local library to help fund children and adult educational programming. Our goal is to get all items dispatched from our location within 24-48 hours; however, we do not have access to our inventory on holidays. We ship by USPS Media Mail when possible and provide tracking numbers. We offer combined shipping when you order multiple items. We are committed to ensuring each customer is entirely satisfied with their purchase. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us directly.

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