musicology
noun
the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.
musicological
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a word derived from
musicology.
Example Sentences
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When it dives deep into the scoring itself, it’s a musicological feast that even tin-eared lay readers can appreciate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
In reply, Adams said he discerned two modes of writing in Dr. Taruskin’s output — his formal musicological work and his “pop” pieces for the Times.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2022
Haynes did not call on critics or historians to venture theories or explain the band’s importance, and the closest we come to a musicological analysis is delivered by the eccentric Velvets protégé Jonathan Richman.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
It’s the latest in a series of sonic upgrades and musicological explorations of the Fab Four’s work, which began in earnest with the 2017 royal treatment afforded “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
This haul was in effect the start of the twentieth century’s Vivaldi revival and a great flowering of musicological interest in this hitherto all but forgotten master.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
