Julius-
Thanks so much for this research!. As far as Juggernaut goes, I think I
dated her in the 9th grade. Thanks for bringing back those mammories! LoL.
Seriously, I want to take a look at his when I have time.
Peace
Michael
on 3/19/01 3:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Wally writes:
>
> << i subscribed for a free trial. unfortunately, i found it extremely
> incomplete in the area of classical music. and i'm not talking about obscure
> 11th century stuff but material that appears in almost any one-volume
> biography dictionary.>>
>
> Hi Wally:
>
> Are you sure you're using the search function properly? I found scads of info
> on classical music and musicians. If you look under the "explore" tool at the
> top of the main page, then click on "composers" and then scroll down a bit,
> you will find a list containing biographies on 12,191 composers, arranged by
> date from 1100 to 1900-. Your classical music interests are there, I assure
> you.
>
> <<why do you consider the grove dictionary a juggernaut? i didn't find it so
> scary!>>
>
> From Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - "juggernaut: a massive inexorable force
> that crushes whatever is in its path." I don't see that fear is an element of
> the definition, necessarily. I invoke the term to aver that there is no other
> comprehensive music reference collection in existence that can compare to the
> New Grove Dictionary. That is to say, the Grove dictionary crushes any
> current competition in terms of depth and breadth of musical scholarship.
> That is a fact.
>
> -Julius
