Grove Music Online

Description: 

 The authoritative resource for music research with over 52,000 articles written by nearly 9,000 scholars charting the diverse history, theory, and cultures of music around the globe

While Grove Music Online was first launched in 2001, it originated as a print dictionary that has been in continuous publication since 1879. The online edition includes updated versions of previous Grove publications as well as hundreds of articles commissioned specifically for the online edition. Titles include:

  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition (29 volumes, 2001)
  • The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd edition (3 volumes, 2002)
  • The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes, 1992)
  • The Norton Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (1 volume, 1994)
  • The Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd edition (8 volumes, 2013; in process)
  • The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, 2nd edition (5 volumes, 2014; in process)



Coverage: 
Ancient times-present
Access: 

Access is restricted to ASU students, faculty, and staff; off-campus access is available.

Eresource type: 
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Subjects: 
Music–Also Useful
Vendor: 
Oxford University Press