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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Schwartz considered studying musicology, but a professor, citing his then-rudimentary German, discouraged him.
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Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
After a vivid opening number, the story begins in a recording studio in Havana, Cuba, where a young musicology student and bandleader, Juan de Marcos (Luis Vega), has come to ask a life-changing favor of the legendary singer Omara Portuondo (Natalie Venetia Belcon).
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
At present, there are 14 PhD students receiving funding from the school, with eight in musicology and six in composition, according to Chasalow.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
Here is something small — but not necessarily small to me:
Faculty members are spreading the word that Brandeis University, one of America’s most prestigious colleges, has abolished its PhD programs in composition and musicology . . .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2023
Brandeis University has informed faculty members in its music department that the university’s doctoral degree programs in composition and theory, and musicology, would be put on hiatus this fall, with the intention of eventually closing them.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
The initial report from Ten Asia pointed to an anonymous source with knowledge of basic musicology.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2023
House earned a doctoral degree in musicology and master's degrees in applied piano and musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
—Jana Hollingsworth, Star Tribune, 28 June 2021
Elizabeth Stewart, a folk singer, pianist and composer who furthered the legacy of her musical family and the culture of the ethnic grouping known as Scottish Travellers through her recordings, performances and musicology, died on Oct. 13 in the village of Kemnay, near Aberdeen, Scotland.
—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
After a vivid opening number, the story begins in a recording studio in Havana, Cuba, where a young musicology student and bandleader, Juan de Marcos (Luis Vega), has come to ask a life-changing favor of the legendary singer Omara Portuondo (Natalie Venetia Belcon).
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
At present, there are 14 PhD students receiving funding from the school, with eight in musicology and six in composition, according to Chasalow.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
Here is something small — but not necessarily small to me:
Faculty members are spreading the word that Brandeis University, one of America’s most prestigious colleges, has abolished its PhD programs in composition and musicology . . .
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2023
Brandeis University has informed faculty members in its music department that the university’s doctoral degree programs in composition and theory, and musicology, would be put on hiatus this fall, with the intention of eventually closing them.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
The initial report from Ten Asia pointed to an anonymous source with knowledge of basic musicology.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2023
House earned a doctoral degree in musicology and master's degrees in applied piano and musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
—Jana Hollingsworth, Star Tribune, 28 June 2021
Elizabeth Stewart, a folk singer, pianist and composer who furthered the legacy of her musical family and the culture of the ethnic grouping known as Scottish Travellers through her recordings, performances and musicology, died on Oct. 13 in the village of Kemnay, near Aberdeen, Scotland.
—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
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“Musicology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musicology. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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