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musicology

vr.tr.musicology · INF.KNW

Let an agent describe musicology as a field, relay its subfields, methods and institutions, present debates and newer approaches with attribution, and point to standard references and resources.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe musicology as a field, relay its subfields, methods and institutions, present debates and newer approaches with attribution, and point to standard references and resources.

The scholarly study of music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory and analysis, systematic musicology covering acoustics, psychology and sociology of music, and applied fields such as organology, music librarianship, archival science and music technology research; musicology is practised in universities, conservatoires, libraries and archives and published in specialist journals.

What it is for: Understanding music through scholarship.

It can be explain the field and its subfields; relay methods and institutions; present debates with attribution; point to references and resources.

Distinguishing features

Scholarly rather than performative

Multiple branches

Interdisciplinary methods

Institutional infrastructure of libraries and archives

What it looks like

Not visible; a field found in books, journals, archives and departments.

How it is recognised

Scholarly study of music

Historical, ethnographic, theoretical and systematic branches

Music performance and composition are practice, not musicology

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms, a humanities discipline

Geisteswissenschaften

is a kind of - in registry terms

culturology

studies - the subject

music

includes - a major branch

ethnomusicology

In practice

Families and kinds

historical musicology

ethnomusicology

music theory and analysis

systematic musicology

organology, the study of instruments

music librarianship and archival science

music technology and recording research

newer approaches such as queer musicology and national traditions such as musicology in Cuba

Standards and regulation

No regulation; scholarly standards, cataloguing standards such as RISM and RILM

Failure modes and hazards

Eurocentric scope

Confusing musicology with music education or practice

Presenting one methodology as the field

Also called

music librarianshipmusical archival scienceMusicology in Cubaqueer musicologyorganologyMusic technology and recordingperformance practicehymnologycampanologyecomusicologysociomusicologymusic paleographyflamencologyzoomusicologysonologymelodicsmusic psychologyLudomusicologyChinese musicologycognitive musicologysystematic musicologyjazz studiesperformance librarianshipjazz performance

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.musicology

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Field What musicology is.

Definition.

Scope

Scope and branches.

Scope

Scope.

  1. What does musicology study, and what are its branches? definition
  2. Is the question about musicology, music theory as practice, or music education? boundary

Methods

Methods.

Methods

Methods.

  1. What methods do the branches use, from archival research to fieldwork and analysis? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific branch? action
Resources Institutions and resources.

Sources.

Institutions

Institutions.

Institutions

Institutions.

  1. Where is musicology practised, and which societies and journals are central? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific society or journal? action

Bibliography

Reference resources.

Bibliography

Bibliography.

  1. Which reference works and databases such as RILM and RISM are standard? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Debate Debates and approaches.

Attribution.

Approaches

New approaches.

Approaches

Approaches.

  1. What do critical, feminist, queer and global approaches bring to musicology, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Global

National and global traditions.

Global

Global.

  1. How does musicology differ across national traditions, such as in Cuba? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
Context History and applied fields.

Context.

History

History of the field.

History

History.

  1. How did musicology develop as a discipline from the nineteenth century? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of the humanities? action

Applied

Applied fields.

Applied

Applied.

  1. How do organology, music librarianship and music technology research serve the field? provenance
  2. Which entry fits organology? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each branch be a separate entry?
  • How should bibliographic resources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming branches and national traditions; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON