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:For the album by Prince, see Musicology (album).Musicology "is 'the scientific study of music.'"
- the whole body of systematized knowledge about music which results from the application of a scientific method of investigation or research, or of philosophical speculation and rational systematization to the facts, the processes and the development of musical art, and to the relation of man in general...to that art (Harvard Dictionary of Music).
As "it 'must include every conceivable discussion of musical topics'", musicologists may study quite a wide range of subjects. Some, for instance, may specialise in English Tudor church music, others in the history of musical notation and others in the development of the flute.
1 Ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology is the study of music in its cultural context. It can be considered the anthropology of music. Jeff Todd Titon has called it the study of "people making music". It is often thought of as a study of non-Western musics, but may include the study of Western music from an anthropological perspective.
2 The new musicology
The New Musicology is a term applied to a wide body of work produced by many musicologists who consider themselves neither new or New. Often based on the work of Theodor Adorno and feminist, gender studies, or postcolonial hypotheses, the New Musicology is the cultural studyCulture Critical theory Social philosophy Cultural studies combines sociology, literary theory, film/video studies, and cultural anthropology to study cultural phenomena in industrial societies. Cultural studies researchers often concentrate on how a part, analysis, and criticism of music. As Susan McClarySusan McClary is a musicologist considered to be a significant figure in the " New Musicology". She is noted for her work combining musicology and feminism. Feminine Endings Perhaps her best known work is Feminine Endings (1991; BooksEnthsiast.com). Feminine says, "musicology fastidiously declares issues of musical signification off-limits to those engaged in legitimate scholarship."
3 Biomusicology and zoomusicology
Biomusicology is the study of music from a biological point of view. ZoomusicologyZoomusicology is a field of musicology and zoology or more specifically, zoosemiotics. Zoomusicology is the study of the music of animals, or rather the musical aspects of sound or communication produced and received by animals. Zoomusicologist Dario Mart is a field of musicologyFor the album by Prince, see Musicology (album . Musicology "is 'the scientific study of music. the whole body of systematized knowledge about music which results from the application of a scientific method of investigation or research, or of philosophica and zoologyThis article is the top of the Zoology series. History of zoology (before Darwin) History of zoology (since Darwin) Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. History of zoology Main articles History of zoology (before Darwi or more specifically, zoosemioticsAnimal communication is any behaviour on the part of one animal that has an effect on the current or future behaviour of another animal. The study of animal communication, called zoosemiotics (distinguishable as anthroposemiotics, the study of human commu. Zoomusicology is the study of the music of animalSubkingdom Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subkingdom " Agnotozoa" Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subkingdom Metazoa "Radiata" Cnidaria Ctenophora (comb jellies) Bilateria Protostomia Acoelomorpha Platyhelminthes (flatworms) Nemertina (ribbon worms) Gastrotris, or rather the musical aspects of sound or communication produced and received by animals.
