Article: Ethnomusicology
From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Ethnomusicology: This article is about the concept. For the society and academic journal, see Society for Ethnomusicology. Ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore recording [[Blackfoot chief Mountain Chief for the Bureau of American Ethnology (1916)]]Ethnomusicology is a branch of musicology defined as "the study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts." [Pegg, Carole: 'Ethnomusicology', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed February 3, 2008), ]Coined by Jaap Kunst from the Greek words ἔθνος ethnos (nation) and μουσική mousike (music), it is often considered the anthropology or ethnography of music. Jeff Todd Titon has called it the study of "people making music."[Titon, Jeff Todd: Worlds of Music, 2nd ed. New York: Schirmer Books, 1992, p. xxi. ] Although it is often thought of as a study of non- Western musics, ethnomusicology also includes the study of Western music from an anthropological or sociological perspective. Bruno Nettl (1983) believes it is a product of Western thinking, proclaiming "ethnomusicology as western culture knows it is actually a western phenomenon." [ Bruno Nettl 1983:25 - The Study of Ethnomusicology. Urbana, Chicago, and London: University of Illinois Press.] Nettl believes that there are limits to the extraction of meaning from a culture's music because of a Western observer's perceptual distance from the culture; however, the growing prevalence of scholars who study their own musical traditions, and an increasing range of different theoretical frameworks and research methodologies has done much to address criticisms such as Nettl's.HistoryWhile musicology's traditional subject has been the history and literature of Western art music, ethnomusicologists study all music as a human social and cultural phenomenon. The primary precursor to ethnomusicology, comparative musicology, emerged in the late 19th century and early 20th century through the practice of people such as Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Constantin Brǎiloiu, Vinko Zganec, Franjo Ksaver, Carl Stumpf, Erich von Hornbostel, Curt Sachs and Alexander J. Ellis[Ellis, Alexander: ]
On the Musical Scales of Various Nations HTML transcription of the 1885 article in the Journal of the Society of Arts (Accessed September 2008). Comparative musicology and early ethnomusicology tended to focus on non-Western music that was transmitted through oral traditions. But, in more recent years, the field has expanded to embrace all musical styles from all parts of the world.The Society for Ethnomusicology has been the primary academic organization for the discipline of ethnomusicology since its inception in 1955.Theories and methodsEthnomusicologists often apply theories and methods from cultural anthropology, cultural studies and sociology as well as other disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Though some ethnomusicologists primarily conduct historical studies, the majority are involved in long-term participant observation. Therefore, ethnomusicological work can be characterized as featuring a substantial, intensive ethnographic component.Some ethnomusicological works are created not necessarily by 'ethnomusicologists' proper, but instead by anthropologists examining music as an aspect of a culture. A well-known example of such work is Colin Turnbull's study of the Mbuti pygmies. Another is Jaime de Angulo, a linguist who intensively studied the music of the natives of Northern California.
Jaime de Angulo
Anthony Seeger, Professor, Ethnomusicology UCLAAcademic programsMany universities in North America and Europe now offer ethnomusicology classes and act as centers for ethnomusicological research. The following list includes graduate and undergraduate degree-granting programs (number in parentheses indicates year the program was founded).
SEM: Guide to Programs
* Bowling Green State University
* Brown University (1967)
* City University of New York
* Columbia University (1966)
* Florida State University
* Indiana University (1948/1980)
* New York University
* Ohio State University
* Oberlin College
* Texas Tech University (Musicology Degree, Emphasis in Ethnomusicology)
* University of California, Berkeley (1975)
* University of California, Davis (2003)
* University of California, Los Angeles (1958)
* University of California, Riverside
* University of California, Santa Barbara
* University of California, Santa Cruz
* University of Chicago
* University of Colorado, Boulder
* University of Florida
* University of Hawai'i at Manoa
* University of Illinois
* University of Maryland, College Park
* University of Memphis, TN (Musicology Degree, Emphasis in Southern Regional Studies)
* University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
* University of Michigan
* University of New Mexico
* University of Pennsylvania
* University of Pittsburgh
* University of Texas at Austin
* University of Washington
* University of Wisconsin–Madison (1966)
* Wesleyan University (1961)In Canada:
* Memorial University of Newfoundland
* University of Alberta
* University of British Columbia
* University of Montreal
* University of Toronto
* York UniversityIn the United Kingdom:
* The Open University at Milton Keynes
* School of Oriental and African Studies
* Royal Holloway, University of London
* University of Leeds
* Newcastle University
* University of Oxford
* University of Cambridge
* University of York
* City University, London
* Cardiff University
* University of Manchester
* University of Sheffield
* Goldsmiths, University of London
* Cardiff University
* Queen's University BelfastIn Ireland:
* University College Cork
* University of Limerick
* University College DublinIn France:
* SorbonneIn The Netherlands:
* University of AmsterdamIn Turkey:
* Istanbul Technical University (1999)
* Ankara State Conservatory
* Dokuz Eylül UniversityIn Finland:
* University of TampereIn Italy:
* University of Rome La Sapienza
* University of Bologna
* University of BasilicataIn Israel:
* Bar-Ilan UniversityIn South Africa:
* Rhodes UniversitySee also
* World music
* Musicology
* SociomusicologyReferencesExternal links
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The Society for Ethnomusicology
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The British Forum for Ethnomusicology
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International Council for Traditional Music
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SIL publications on Ethnomusicology listed by country
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Irish World Academy of Music and Dance
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Ethnomusicological study of African Pygmies
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ILAM International Library of African Music
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Links: Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World Music (University of Washington)
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Aesthetic Realism: A New Foundation for Interdisciplinary Musicology
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University of Washington Digital Collections – Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Collection Images of musical instruments from around the world.
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Smithsonian Global Sound Library Track samples and purchases available
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International Council of Ethnodoxologists
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Review of Nettl's 2005 revised edition of "The Study of Ethnomusicology"
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Discovering the Music of Africa
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The World and Traditional Music Section at the British Library Sound Archive
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The Israel Composers' League
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