musicology
noun
mu·si·col·o·gy
ˌmyü-zi-ˈkä-lə-jē 
: the study of music as a branch of knowledge or field of research as distinct from composition or performance
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Staff members working on Pandora’s Music Genome Project have backgrounds in musicology—the scholarly analysis of music.
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2017
By looking at her midcareer repertoire, Yale’s new course will explore scholarly works and cultural texts across Black feminist theory, philosophy and anthropology, as well as art history, performance studies and musicology, the course description states.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The Choir School, hosted by the Trinity Episcopal Church, offers tuition-free training for Greater Hartford singers between the ages of eight and eighteen, and educates students about musicology and general life skills.
—Lara Langer and David Barrett, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
His bandmates were equally brainy: Mr. Gottlieb had a doctorate in musicology and Mr. Yarbrough once worked as a bouncer to pay for Greek lessons.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 May 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2017
By looking at her midcareer repertoire, Yale’s new course will explore scholarly works and cultural texts across Black feminist theory, philosophy and anthropology, as well as art history, performance studies and musicology, the course description states.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The Choir School, hosted by the Trinity Episcopal Church, offers tuition-free training for Greater Hartford singers between the ages of eight and eighteen, and educates students about musicology and general life skills.
—Lara Langer and David Barrett, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
His bandmates were equally brainy: Mr. Gottlieb had a doctorate in musicology and Mr. Yarbrough once worked as a bouncer to pay for Greek lessons.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 May 2024
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“Musicology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musicology. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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