ethnomusicologist
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌɛθnoʊˌmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
- Ethnomusicologist Bruno Nettl describes some of these musical procedures and claims that they are universal:
- a renowned ethnomusicologist
Examples
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According to the ethnomusicologist Thomas Turino, "Presentational performance" refers to situations where one group, the artists, prepare and provide music for another group, the audience, who do not participate in the music.
Academic text (2014) -
We also invited Linda Williams, an ethnomusicologist and saxophonist whose interest in the process of improvisation led her to Zimbabwe on a Fulbright dissertation grant.
Academic text (1997) -
Fowler told her he was an ethnomusicologist.
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Moreover, as ethnomusicologist Mantle Hood suggests, the study of music is "not only in terms of itself but also in relation to its cultural context."
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About twenty years ago, the ethnomusicologist Oswaldo Lares began to travel around the country, recording music, songs, and poems.
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Ethnomusicologist Bonnie Wade describes authenticity as a quality residing within certain individuals who perform or critique the music.
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The lack of a female perspective, as ethnomusicologist Chris Strachwitz notes, "did not limit the depth of heartfelt emotions that these women expressed in their singing, and it is to their credit that they could turn many of these songs around."
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Although many thinkers have made essential contributions, I focus here on the work of educational anthropologist Jean Lave and ethnomusicologist Thomas Turino.
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While scholars in other disciplines have written about Baul-Fakir philosophy and esoteric practice, I feel a responsibility, as an ethnomusicologist, to familiarize other scholars and students with the musical components of Baul-Fakir songs.
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The ethnomusicologist studied the unique musical traditions of indigenous tribes in South America.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who studies music and its history
Surface Forms
Morphology
ethnomusicologist = ethnomusicology (transparent) = ethno + music + ology + ist
The meaning is directly built from the base noun ethnomusicology plus the standard agentive suffix -ist.
Etymology
The word ethnomusicologist breaks into three parts: ethno-, as in ethnic, meaning 'people', music, and -ologist, meaning 'someone who studies'. So an ethnomusicologist studies the music of different peoples and their cultures.