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The provided passages do not mention a "List of Contributors" or a "Catalogue of the Articles by Writer" for the *A Dictionary of Music and Musicians*. Therefore, I cannot explain why this information would be important or what it might tell us about the editorial standards and perceived authority of the work.
The passages do indicate that the work is edited by George Grove and that individual entries are often attributed to specific authors, such as Ebenezer Prout or "F. G." [1, 4]. For example, entries like "Additional Accompaniments" are noted as being by Ebenezer Prout [1], and "A Due" is also attributed to him [4]. This attribution of individual articles suggests a practice of acknowledging the authors of different sections within the dictionary.
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← Addison, John A Dictionary of Music and Musicians edited by George Grove Additional Accompaniments by Ebenezer Prout A Deux Mains → sister projects : Wikipedia article From volume 1 of the work. 1502342 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Additional Accompaniments George Grove Ebenezer Prout ADDITIONAL ACCOMPANIMENTS. In the published scores of the older masters, especially Bach and Handel, much is to be met with which if performed exactly as printed will fail altogether to realise the intentions of the composer. This arises partly from the difference in the composition of our modern…
← 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…
ings are full of interest, and they must be studied by every one who wishes to have an accurate view of that revolution. But unfortunately they are both rare and costly. [ F. G. ]
← 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…
← 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…
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- Imagine you need to explain to a friend why 'A Dictionary of Music and Musicians' from 1900 might still be a valuable resource today, despite being over a century old. How would you describe its enduring utility, even if you couldn't access a modern encyclopedia?
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