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Collection consists of the papers of George List (1911-2008), Professor of Folklore, Director of the Inter-American Program in Ethnomusicology (1966-1976), and Director of the Archives of Traditional Music (1954-1976) at Indiana University.
Society for Ethnomusicology Indiana University 800 E. 3rd St., Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 855-6672 sem@indiana.edu
Collection consists of the papers of George List (1911-2008), Professor of Folklore, Director of the Inter-American Program in Ethnomusicology (1966-1976), and Director of the Archives of Traditional Music (1954-1976) at Indiana University.
George List was one of the founding fathers of the modern field of ethnomusicology, contributing to the creation of the ethnomusicology program at IU and articulating the issues and boundaries of the field in several seminal articles that continue to be important for students of the discipline.
By George List. Book Ethnomusicology. Edition 1st Edition. First Published 1992. Imprint Routledge. Pages 4. eBook ISBN 9780203063347. ABSTRACT. Aquarter of a century ago Jaap Kunst, dissatisfied with the term “comparative musicology,” invented the new term “ethno-musicology.”
George List was an ethnomusicologist who made significant contributions to the field of ethnomusicology through his research and work on ethnographic sound archiving, ethnomusicological theory, folk music in Indiana, the music and folklore of Colombia, music in Ecuador, and the music of Hopi people.
George List is a major figure in the field of ethnomusicology. The professor emeritus of folklore and ethnomusicology has been, in his ninety-six years, an archivist, researcher,...
