musicologically
- adverb
- /ˌmjuːzɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
- Formal
- Finally, for musicologically oriented research, Internet Resources for Music Scholars contains useful information along with links to additional resources.
Examples
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Manns's advocacy of the composer's own text places him among the first of the musicologically oriented conductors.
Academic text (1995) -
Musicologically, an important feature of madhukari is that it preserves the solo performance tradition at a time when most stage performances feature larger ensembles.
Academic text (2016) -
The lecture was delivered musicologically, emphasizing the historical influences on modern compositions.
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Musicologically speaking, the evolution of jazz is a fascinating study of cultural exchange.
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Her research was approached musicologically, focusing on the relationship between folklore and classical music.
How Scholarly
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
musicologically = musicological (semi-transparent) = music + ology + al + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular addition of -ly to the adjective 'musicological'.
Etymology
Musicologically is made from music, the word for sound and song, plus the ending -ology meaning 'study' and the ending -ally that makes an adverb, as in biology or geology. So musicologically means 'in a way that studies music', which is why we use it when we talk about music as a subject rather than just how it sounds.