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The provided passages do not specify how the dictionary is divided into four volumes or the specific ranges of entries each volume covers, beyond general headings like "A to Air" [1] or "Fux to Giusquino" [1]. Therefore, I cannot determine how the structure would guide a search for a composer whose name starts with 'S'.
The passages indicate that Volume 1 contains entries such as "A Capella" [2], "A Capriccio" [5], "A Deux Mains" [5], "A Due" [4], "A Piacere" [4], "A Prima Vista" [3], "A Punta d'Arco" [3], and "Academy of Music, New York" [2]. This suggests that Volume 1 covers entries starting with "A". However, there is no information in the passages about the content of other volumes or their respective letter ranges, making it impossible to infer where entries beginning with 'S' would be located or to make assumptions about the dictionary's content beyond Volume 1.
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← A to Air A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove Airy to Andreoni Andreve to Attwood → 1500748 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Airy to Andreoni George Grove ← Flamand-Grétry to Fundamental Bass A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove Fux to Giusquino Giusto to Grétry → 1500928 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Fux to Giusquino George Grove ← Fux to Giusquino A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove Giusto to Grétry Grieg to The Harmonious Blacksmith → 1500932 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Giusto to Grétry George…
← Harmonium to Hill A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove Hiller to Impromptu Improperia to Joncières → 1500935 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Hiller to Impromptu George Grove ← Airey to Andreoni A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove Andreve to Attwood Aubade to Baritone → 1500749 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Andreve to Attwood George Grove ← Academy of Music, New York A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove A Capella A Capriccio → sister projects : Wikipedia article From volume 1 of the work. 1501337 A Dictionary…
← Aprile, Giuseppe A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove A Prima Vista A Punta d'Arco → sister projects : Wikipedia article From volume 1 of the work. 1502510 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — A Prima Vista George Grove A PRIMA VISTA (Ital.), 'At first sight.' ← A Prima Vista A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove A Punta d'Arco A Quatre Mains → From volume 1 of the work. 1502511 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — A Punta d'Arco George Grove A PUNTA D'ARCO (Ital.), 'With the point of the bow' (in violin music).
← Adrien, Martin A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove A Due by Ebenezer Prout Aelsters, Georges → sister projects : Wikipedia article From volume 1 of the work. 1502353 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — A Due George Grove Ebenezer Prout A DUE (Ital., 'In two parts'), or A 2. This expression is used in two exactly opposite ways in orchestral scores. For the wind instruments, for which two parts are usually written on the same stave, it indicates that the two play in unison; for the strings, on the other hand, it shows that the whole mass, which usually plays in…
← A Capella A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove A Capriccio Accademia → From volume 1 of the work. 1501338 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — A Capriccio George Grove A CAPRICCIO (Ital.). 'At the caprice' or pleasure of the performer, both as regards time and expression. ← Additional Accompaniments A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove A Deux Mains Adlgasser, Anton → From volume 1 of the work. 1502347 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — A Deux Mains George Grove A DEUX MAINS (Fr.). 'For two hands.' A term applied to music for one performer…
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