The eagerly awaited second edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians will be published in November 2000 in print and online. With the inspiration of new discoveries and the emergence of modern research, the scope and depth of The New Grove II has broadened beyond all previous boundaries. Consistent with the Grove tradition for reliable and authoritative scholarship, The New Grove II Online will set the standard for online publishing. The distinguished and renowned editorial quality of The New Grove becomes still more powerful when coupled with the dynamic nature of the Internet.