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Stanley Sadie

British musicologist (1930-2005) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 74

Stanley John Sadie was a British musicologist, music critic, and editor. He was editor of the sixth edition of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980), which was published as the first edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

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Handel Prize2005
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Along with Thurston Dart, Nigel Fortune and Oliver Neighbour he was one of Britain's leading musicologists of the post-World War II generation.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2005 · aged 74