Ethnomusicology Definition

ĕthnō-myo͝ozĭ-kŏlə-jē
noun
The study of the music of a particular region and its sociocultural implications, esp. of music outside the European art tradition.
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The comparative study of the music of different cultural groups.
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Other Word Forms of Ethnomusicology

Noun

Singular:
ethnomusicology
Plural:
ethnomusicologies

Origin of Ethnomusicology

  • From ethno- + music + -logy

    From Wiktionary

Ethnomusicology Sentence Examples

  • Students can choose between a range of topics, including analysis, notation, historical subjects, ethnomusicology, performance and music cognition.

  • At California Institute of the Arts he studied ethnomusicology (Ewe drumming (Ghana ), Balinese gamelan & south Indian tala ).

  • The term ethnomusicology is generally applied to this multifaceted approach to the study of world music.

  • We publish a scholarly journal, the British Journal of Ethnomusicology.

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