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ethnomusicological

ethnomusicological

1 9.9
About music and the culture of the people who make it
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛθnoʊˌmjuːzɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: etnomusicológico
  • Students need to adopt what could be called an ethnomusicological approach to all music.
  • ethnomusicological perspective
  • ethnomusicological research

Examples

  • Coleman thoroughly investigated each instrument, searching for information from many sources, including ethnomusicological studies.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In addition, there was very little use of community resources or ethnomusicological research, and almost no use of instruments from outside the Western tradition.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Learning these two songs can help students understand the practical functions of music in any social organization from anthropological or ethnomusicological perspectives.

    Academic text (2015)

  • And ethnographic and ethnomusicological research has been supported by information gathered on archaeology and linguistics.

    Academic text (1995)

  • It is important to note some threads in recent ethnomusicological research and public music-dance performance in this region that have worked against this grain.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Students can benefit from an ethnomusicological perspective that examines music in its cultural context.

  • An ethnomusicological approach helps researchers understand how music reflects a community's social values.

  • The study of music from an ethnomusicological standpoint allows us to explore its role in cultural traditions.

Synonyms

musicological
vsethnomusicological
  • Formal
1 9.2

About the study of music, especially its history and ideas

focuses specifically on music within social and cultural contexts

Surface Forms

ethnomusicological positive

Morphology

ethnomusicological = ethnomusicology (semi-transparent) = ethno + music + ology + al

The adjective is a standard -al formation from the specialized noun ethnomusicology, but the term is discipline-specific rather than fully everyday vocabulary.

Etymology

Ethnomusicological is made of three parts: ethno- meaning 'people', music, and -logical meaning 'study', as in ethnic and biology. So, it literally means 'study of a people's music', which is why it describes research about music in its cultural and social context.