Perhaps you are searching a particular musical era. Start by clicking on Era and then choose a date range, such as 17th c./Early to mid-Baroque (1600-1700). There are over 2500 hits.
At this point, you might like to look at Musical Families during this time period, and there are 49 from countries throughout Europe.
Though we are more familiar with J.S. Bach, he came from a long line of musical family members and had 20 children of his own, many of whom were musicians. This new feature of Grove Music Online allows us to look at the family as a whole.
The entry begins with a paragraph about the family itself and then includes information about individual family members, all including bibliographies for further research.
