ethnomusicologist
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The concept of “musicking,” coined by the ethnomusicologist Christopher Small to describe the wider culture around music and listening, provides Mr. Gennari with a framework for his history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Another University of Chicago faculty member, ethnomusicologist Philip Bohlman, was recognized for his work focusing primarily on European and Jewish music.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022
The contributors to the eight “Wardscapes” include poets, musicians and an ethnomusicologist, Allie Martin.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2021
Before World War II, Filipino musicians entertained in Shanghai nightclubs, said Lee Watkins, an ethnomusicologist at Rhodes University in South Africa who has studied the intersection of music and labor migration.
From New York Times • May 7, 2020
As an ethnomusicologist or researcher for your classroom, however, it is important to be able to articulate the culture’s beliefs about music by observing people’s behavior and thoughts about music.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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