ethnomusicology

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eth·no·mu·si·col·o·gy

(ĕth′nō-myo͞o′zĭ-kŏl′ə-jē)

1. The scientific study of music, especially traditional or non-Western music, as an aspect of culture.

2. The comparative study of music of different cultures.

eth′no·mu′si·co·log′i·cal (-kə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.

eth′no·mu′si·col′o·gist n.

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ethnomusicology

(ˌɛθnəʊmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ)

(Music, other) the study of the music of different cultures

ˌethnomusiˈcologist n

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eth•no•mu•si•col•o•gy

(ˌɛθ noʊˌmyu zɪˈkɒl ə dʒi)

n.

the study of folk or native music, esp. of non-Western cultures, and its relationship to the society to which it belongs.

[1945–50]

eth`no•mu`si•co•log′i•cal (-kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.

eth`no•mu`si•col′o•gist, n.

ethnomusicology

1. the study of the music of a particular region or people from the viewpoint of its social or cultural implications.
2. the comparative study of the music of more than one such region or people. — ethnomusicologist, n.

ethnomusicology

[ˌeθnəʊmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪ] N → etnomusicología f

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Ethnomusicology was initially the creation of a small number of men and women, mostly European and North American, who were trying to make sense of the growing number of recordings of music from non-Western cultures that were being made in the field, first on wax cylinders and then on shellac records at the dawn of the 20th century.

Alan Lomax and the Search for the Origins of Music

He started in cataloging when a graduate student in ethnomusicology, and, having earned his PhD, wandered into an open paraprofessional (senior library specialist--no MLS) position.

Patrick Hutchinson

KARACHI -- The programme on Sindh's ethnomusicology organised by the Sindh Abhyas Academy at Szabist at which Ustad Akhtar Dargahi was supposed to speak on the subject was affected by the fact that the speaker couldn't make it to the venue because of the 'Khairpur train derailment' issue.

Sindh's music discussed

Various sessions of Muzakira series focused on topics like "Sufism and it's Relevance in Our Day to Day Life", "Gandhara - A Glorious Heritage of Pakistan", "Succinct Review of Khow Culture', "Ethnomusicology of Sindh', Punjabi folk poetry 'Bollian', 'Cultural diplomacy in Pakistan and "Ancient Cultural History of Balochistan'.

Lok Virsa to resume Muzakira fornightly series after Eid

The concertwill see theextraordinaryparticipation ofthe important artists from Italy and Azerbaijan:Giovanni De Zorzi-professor of Ethnomusicology at the Ca' Foscari in Venice,Luisa Sello-Ambassador of Italian Culture in the World,Stefano Muscaritolo-Italian composer andFaridaMammadova, Sahib Pashazade, Togrul Asadullayev, Soltan Aliyev, Kamalia Alizadeaccompanied by theOrchestra of Baku Opera Theaterdirected byEyyub Guliyev.

Baku to host Barocco Mugham Concert

Nono, a noted folk singer and holder of a Ph.D on ethnomusicology from New York University, will continue her 2nd-year studies at Yale Divinity School.

Asian Cultural Council celebrates 55th anniversary

The minor will build on the department of ethnomusicology's revitalized Iranian music program, which was broughat back in 2016 after a 20-year hiatus.

UCLA music school gets gift to do Iranian music

As part of her position she has given three public lectures as well as taught the first course offering Canadian Ethnomusicology at Brandon University.

Canada 150 & A Canadian Ethnomusicologist: An interview with Dr. Parmela Attariwala

candidate in ethnomusicology at the University of Rochester.

This year, the Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship award was split between two equally excellent projects submitted by Austin T. Richey and Christopher J. Wells

ICTM or International Council for Traditional Music is one of the world's leading organizations for research in ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology.