Entries reflect all genres of music, including classical, popular, light, world and jazz.
Biographies of composers include complete works-lists. New Grove is searchable, not only by article title, but also by keywords embodied within full-text articles and bibliographies. Additionally, you can search biographical entries by name, as well as by birth or death date and place, nationality, and occupation. Links to carefully selected Web sites are also searchable. There currently are 11 categories, including performers of specific instruments, women composers, conductors, printers and publishers, and writers.