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- From: kos@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu (Bob Kosovsky)
- Subject: Re: NEW New Grove?
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- References: <1992Dec20.062000.7076@news.columbia.edu>,<basinski-211292154258@lully.biosci.arizona.edu>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 14:55:28 GMT
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- >In article <1992Dec20.062000.7076@news.columbia.edu>,
- >gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener) wrote:
- >>
- >> An article in the Dec. 13 Washington Post apparently intimated that there
- >> might be a new edition of the New Grove before the end of the decade.
- >> Not having procured a copy of the article yet (one is on its way to me),
- >> I'm not sure what was said, but I'm curious if anyone knows what the
- >> official word here is.
- >>
- >> As I understand it, the last revision took a decade. I know they've been
- >> spending much time on the new Opera dictionary, so I'm wondering what might
- >> be the earliest we'd see a New New Grove? Is 7 years really enough time
- >> for another revision? Or was the Post being optimistic?
-
- I spoke to somone who worked for Grove (until 2 months ago). She confirmed
- that yes, there are two projects: to make a new edition of the entire
- Grove, and to investigate the feasibility of putting the current edition
- (6th) on CD-ROM.
-
- Bob Kosovsky
- Graduate Center -- Ph.D. Program in Music(student)/ City University of New York
- New York Public Library -- Music Division
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- Disclaimer: My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions.
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