Status
The New Grove is often the first source that English-speaking musicologists use when beginning research or seeking information on most musical topics. Its scope and extensive bibliographies make it exceedingly valuable to any scholar with a grasp of the English language.
The print edition the New Grove costs between $1,100 and $1,500, while an annual subscription to Grove Music Online as of October 23, 2009 (2009 -10-23) is $295.
The companion four-volume series, New Grove Dictionary of Opera, is the main reference work in English on the subject of opera.
Its principal competitor is the Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart ("MGG"), currently ten volumes on musical subjects and seventeen on biographies of musicians, written in German.
Read more about this topic: The New Grove Dictionary Of Music And Musicians
Famous quotes containing the word status:
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—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
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