The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians-轻识

Since its initial publication in 1980, the The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians has been widely acclaimed as an indispensable resource and a classic reference. The word "updated" doesn't begin to describe the thousands of new articles, topics, cross-references, and areas of scholarship incorporated into the new edition. Every one of the first edition's 22,500 articles has been reviewed and revised, with thousands of articles expanded. Previously neglected or under-represented areas have been examined, explored, and explained. Movements and topics once deemed too controversial or too far from the mainstream have been added. And throughout, 6,500 new articles cover more than 5,000 years of music history, instruments, composers, institutions, performers, genres, and more. The new edition also includes extensive, authoritative contributions on non-Western music, such as Latin American music, to less-examined contributions, such as Asian, sub-Saharan African, and Pacific Islander.

斯坦利·萨迪（Stanley Sadie）：音乐评论家、著作家、音乐编辑，出生于英国的温布利，担任过伦敦圣三一音乐学院教授（1957~1965年），《泰晤士报》音乐部编辑（1964—1981年），《音乐时代》（Musical Times）主编（1967—1987年）。除了担任《新格罗夫I》和《新格罗夫II》的主编外，他还是以下这些音乐大词典的主编：《新格罗夫乐器辞典》（1984年）、《新格罗夫美国音乐辞典》（1986年）、《新格罗夫歌剧辞典》（1992年）、《格罗夫简明音乐辞典》（1988，1994年第二版）、《剑桥音乐指南》（Cambridge Music Guide）（与A.莱瑟姆共同主编）（1985）。他还写有论述亨德尔、莫扎特、贝多芬的专著。1982年被授予不列颠帝国三级勋位。