Ethnomusicology

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The study of music in different cultures, including its role in social, political, and religious contexts.

Definition of Ethnomusicology: An introduction to the field of Ethnomusicology, its scope, and its methodologies.
Music and Culture: The relationship between music and culture, including the role of music in different societies, cultures, and traditions.
Music and Identity: The ways in which music forms and reflects individual and group identities, including ethnicity, nationality, gender, and religion.
Music and Power: The use of music as a tool of social and political power, including issues of censorship, propaganda, and resistance.
Music and Globalization: The impact of globalization on music, including issues of cultural hybridity, appropriation, and commodification.
Fieldwork and Methodology: Techniques and approaches in Ethnomusicological fieldwork, including participant observation, interviews, and audio and video recording.
Analysis and Interpretation: Methods of analyzing and interpreting musical performances, including transcription, sonic ethnography, and musical analysis.
Ethnomusicology and the Arts: The relationship between Ethnomusicology and other forms of artistic expression, including dance, theater, and visual arts.
Applied Ethnomusicology: The use of Ethnomusicological knowledge and practices in social and cultural applied settings, including education, development, and advocacy.
Contemporary Issues in Ethnomusicology: Contemporary debates and issues in the field of Ethnomusicology, including issues of ownership, representation, and ethics.
- "Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it."
- "It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dimensions or contexts of musical behavior, in addition to the sound component."
- "Folklorists, who began preserving and studying folklore music in Europe and the US in the 19th century, are considered the precursors of the field prior to the Second World War."
- "The term ethnomusicology is said to have been coined by Jaap Kunst from the Greek words ἔθνος (ethnos, 'nation') and μουσική (mousike, 'music')."
- "During its early development from comparative musicology in the 1950s, ethnomusicology was primarily oriented toward non-Western music."
- "For several decades it has included the study of all and any musics of the world (including Western art music and popular music) from anthropological, sociological, and intercultural perspectives."
- "Bruno Nettl once characterized ethnomusicology as a product of Western thinking, proclaiming that 'ethnomusicology as Western culture knows it is actually a western phenomenon.'"
- "In 1992, Jeff Todd Titon described it as the study of 'people making music.'"
- "Within musical ethnography, it is the first-hand personal study of musicking, also known as the act of taking part in a musical performance."
- "Folklorists, who began preserving and studying folklore music in Europe and the US in the 19th century, are considered the precursors of the field prior to the Second World War."
- "The term ethnomusicology is said to have been coined by Jaap Kunst from the Greek words ἔθνος (ethnos, 'nation') and μουσική (mousike, 'music')."
- "During its early development from comparative musicology in the 1950s, ethnomusicology was primarily oriented toward non-Western music."
- "For several decades it has included the study of all and any musics of the world (including Western art music and popular music) from anthropological, sociological, and intercultural perspectives."
- "Bruno Nettl once characterized ethnomusicology as a product of Western thinking, proclaiming that 'ethnomusicology as Western culture knows it is actually a western phenomenon.'"
- "In 1992, Jeff Todd Titon described it as the study of 'people making music.'"
- "Within musical ethnography, it is the first-hand personal study of musicking, also known as the act of taking part in a musical performance."
- "Folklorists, who began preserving and studying folklore music in Europe and the US in the 19th century, are considered the precursors of the field prior to the Second World War."
- "The term ethnomusicology is said to have been coined by Jaap Kunst from the Greek words ἔθνος (ethnos, 'nation') and μουσική (mousike, 'music')."
- "It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dimensions or contexts of musical behavior."
- "For several decades it has included the study of all and any musics of the world (including Western art music and popular music) from anthropological, sociological, and intercultural perspectives."