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ethnomusicologyScholarly study of the world's musics from various perspectives. Although it had antecedents in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the field expanded with the development of recording technologies in the late 19th century. The term ethnomusicology was introduced about 1950, and the field subsequently became standard in academic institutions. Some ethnomusicologists consider themselves allied with musicology and others with anthropology. Later areas of concern include the study of popular musics as reflections of political, social, and economic movements. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What makes this compilation of events so exciting is that the expertise of professional historians, linguists, musicians, ethnomusicologists, ministers, poets, writers, hymnists and composers is constantly referenced. For ethnomusicologists, Bjork's new album could be an object of study for years to come. More significant than this kind of reporting is the host of musical historians and ethnomusicologists who from many perspectives are investigating the whole enterprise of popular music; see, for instance, Origins of the Popular Style by Peter Van der Merwe (Clarendon, 1992); Music at the Margins edited by Deanna Campbell Robinson (Sage, 199 1); and Popular Music in Theory by Keith Negus (Wesleyan University Press, 1997). |
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