Definition of "ethnomusicology" [ethnomusicology]

• The scientific study of music, especially traditional or non-Western music, as an aspect of culture. (noun)
• The comparative study of music of different cultures. (noun)

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• ""Lowell grew up in Pakistan as a child of missionaries and has his Ph. D. in ethnomusicology, which is the study of non-Western music," said Philip Parker, director of the Tech Percussion Ensemble."
• "Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago, Mr. Shimkovitz studied ethnomusicology at Indiana University and had the opportunity to study abroad in his junior year."
• ""The blog was a reaction against ethnomusicology," he said."