ethnomusicology
noun
eth·no·mu·si·col·o·gy ˌeth-nō-ˌmyü-zi-ˈkä-lə-jē 
1
: the study of music that is outside the European art tradition
2
: the study of music in a sociocultural context
ethnomusicological
ˌeth-nō-ˌmyü-zi-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective ethnomusicologist
ˌeth-nō-ˌmyü-zi-ˈkä-lə-jist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Kammin, 45, is a Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology in Boulder, Colorado. 
Christine Fennessy, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2019 Jessie: Many fields in academia, including ethnomusicology, are guilty of this too. Smithsonian, 22 June 2018 Tini has studied ethnomusicology — and is an astrologer. David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 8 May 2018 Quint Davis, who had been a drama and ethnomusicology major at Tulane University, dropped out to work on the first Jazz Fest in 1970. Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Apr. 2018 The name comes from the musician’s love of Sudanese violin culture and interest in ethnomusicology. Makeda Easter, latimes.com, 25 Apr. 2018 But Ravi’s influence got me job at the University of Washington, in the ethnomusicology department. George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Oct. 2017 Dies received a master's of arts degree in folklore and ethnomusicology from Indiana University and has taught and studied music in Mexico, Spain and Kenya. Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 11 Sep. 2017 Music students from around the world learned about the program, and came to Wesleyan, which awarded its first doctorate in ethnomusicology to an Ethiopian student in 1971. Anne M. Hamilton, courant.com, 10 Sep. 2017 See More
Christine Fennessy, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2019 Jessie: Many fields in academia, including ethnomusicology, are guilty of this too. Smithsonian, 22 June 2018 Tini has studied ethnomusicology — and is an astrologer. David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 8 May 2018 Quint Davis, who had been a drama and ethnomusicology major at Tulane University, dropped out to work on the first Jazz Fest in 1970. Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Apr. 2018 The name comes from the musician’s love of Sudanese violin culture and interest in ethnomusicology. Makeda Easter, latimes.com, 25 Apr. 2018 But Ravi’s influence got me job at the University of Washington, in the ethnomusicology department. George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Oct. 2017 Dies received a master's of arts degree in folklore and ethnomusicology from Indiana University and has taught and studied music in Mexico, Spain and Kenya. Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 11 Sep. 2017 Music students from around the world learned about the program, and came to Wesleyan, which awarded its first doctorate in ethnomusicology to an Ethiopian student in 1971. Anne M. Hamilton, courant.com, 10 Sep. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1