This template provides a quick, standard method of citing The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001) for music-related articles in Wikipedia.

Usage edit

The syntax with typical parameters is as follows:

{{cite Grove 2001
  |title = Lodovico Zacconi
  |last = Singer
  |first = Gerhard
  |volume = xx
  |pages = 611–612
}}

Singer, Gerhard (2001). "Lodovico Zacconi". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. xx (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 611–612.


All parameters are strictly speaking optional, in which case a general citation is generated:

{{cite Grove 2001}}

Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


However, it is strongly encouraged to include at least |title=, |last=, |first=, |volume=, and |pages=. This template is a wrapper around {{cite encyclopedia}} and supports all the same functionality and parameters (including |mode=cs2).

See also edit

Note that this template, while it duplicates the functionality of {{NewGrove2001}}, is of a different "family" than the templates listed below. Their purpose is similar, but their approach and functionality is somewhat different. Until this template becomes more mature, you are encouraged to use one of the below templates when editing in article space.

  • {{Cite Grove}} – Grove Music Online or New Grove, 2nd ed., 2001 depending on whether an internet link is provided
  • {{Cite NewGrove1980}} – New Grove, 1st ed., 1980
  • {{Cite NewGrove2001}} – New Grove, 2nd ed., 2001
  • {{Cite NewGroveJazz2002}} – New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd ed., 2002
  • {{Cite Grove1900}} – Use for citations where the Grove1900 text summarised but not copied
  • {{Grove1900}} – Grove, 1900 (public domain), Use for attribution where some of the text is copied from A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1900)
  • {{Grove1900 poster}} – Place in the external links area for topic relevant Grove 1900 articles that may be of interest but are not cited by Wikipedia.