Stanley Sadie

About The Author

Stanley Sadie was music critic for The Times, editor of The Musical Times and music consultant to the TV series Man and Music. He edited The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, as well as its many associated dictionaries. He wrote extensively on Mozart and Handel and was president of the royal Musical Association (1989–94) and the International Musicological Society (1992–97). He was appointed CBE in 1982. He died in 2005.

Books by Stanley Sadie

Definitive Opera Encyclopedia

New & Expanded Edition

Editor Stanley Sadie / Foreword by Philip Langridge
Updated and expanded version of the classic reference work, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera, this new text edition examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the sublime compositions of Handel and Mozart and on to...
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Classical Music Encyclopedia

New & Expanded Edition

By Charles Wilson
Editor Stanley Sadie / Foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy
The Classical Music Encylopedia, now fully updated, traces the development of Western music from medieval times through to the twenty-first century. Each chapter begins with an Introduction to the era, followed by an A to Z of the key composers and musicians of the era, with an expert's recommend...
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