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Musicology (from Greek μουσική mousikē 'music' and -λογια-logia, 'domain of study') is the scholarly study of music. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, formal sciences and computer science.
Music psychology, or the psychology of music, may be regarded as a branch of both psychology and musicology. It aims to explain and understand musical behaviour and experience, including the processes through which music is perceived, created, responded to, and incorporated into everyday life.
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May 5, 2020 · Professor Katharine Ellis FBA explains the academic study of musicology and its applications in everyday life.
Apr 7, 2024 · Musicology, the scholarly and scientific study of music. It covers a wide and heterogeneous area of research and is concerned with the study not only of European and other art music but also of all folk and non-Western music. Learn about the history and scope of musicology.
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New musicology seeks to question the research methods of traditional musicology by displacing positivism, working in partnership with outside disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences, and by questioning accepted musical knowledge.
With arias analyzed, symphonies scrutinized, and requiems revisited, The Journal of Musicology offers you an unparalleled journey into the world of musical scholarship. Founded in 1981 by Marian Green and published quarterly, the journal furnishes comprehensive articles in music history, criticism, performance practice, and archival research.
Sociomusicology (from Latin: socius, "companion"; from Old French musique; and the suffix -ology, "the study of", from Old Greek λόγος, lógos : "discourse"), also called music sociology or the sociology of music, refers to both an academic subfield of sociology that is concerned with music (often in combination with other arts), as well ...
