How to Use musicology in a Sentence

musicology

noun
Definition of musicologynext
  • As opposed to a musicology book in 2D, which doesn't make any sense describing noises.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Clague began teaching the anthem in musicology classes in 2004 and started research for the book six years later.
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2022
  • The initial report from Ten Asia pointed to an anonymous source with knowledge of basic musicology.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Like other music podcasts, 60 Songs explores its genre of choice (nineties pop hits) through the dual lenses of rock criticism and musicology.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2022
  • In his first clue package, there were medicine and musicology signs which clearly indicated his two passions.
    — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • One of them is Ron Pen, an author, long a professor of musicology at the University of Kentucky and once a ferocious lineman on our high school football team.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023
  • In it, Gian, a 65-year-old ethno-musicology professor, fights the darkness caused by the sudden onset of amnesia.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The demands of her fulltime job, working on her master's degree in musicology, and her long-running weekly radio show are the reasons Weber, 41, is giving up the weekly gig that ran into the wee hours.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
  • There were dozens and dozens of strangers who reached out to me, just songwriters and professors of musicology, and just consumers of music who all were in support of Ed and the impact that this case was going to have potentially on songwriting.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • Rather than come across like a cultural appropriator, Jay-Z the writer sounds right at home with roaming Jamaican musicology.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Someday, Collier’s music may catch up with his musicology.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Lloyd has a unique conversational style, veering off on tangents—memories leading to musicology leading to metaphysics—and finding his way back to an initial point.
    — Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • CalVet’s leader is a 73-year-old urologic surgeon who speaks six languages and has a master’s degree in musicology and a doctorate in philosophy.
    — Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2020
  • Many scholars of black studies and musicology, meanwhile, have found no substantial evidence exists that Beethoven had African ancestry.
    — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2020
  • Now As news reports have uncovered, 27-year-old Mngoma has long been a passionate singer and musicology student, practicing for many hours per week and harboring an ambition to become a performer for years.
    — Time, 15 July 2019
  • Patina teamed up with musicology experts MAV for an eclectic soundtrack at each communal venue, and there are also curated Spotify playlists on the resort's dedicated app.
    — Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Levin, widely known for his musicology, bordered on aggressive.
    — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • That musicology lesson is the loudest part of this album, certainly louder than Mr. Timberlake, whose reticence is a recurring feature here.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
  • At the trial in 2016, a federal court jury in Los Angeles heard conflicting testimony from musicology experts about whether the passages were similar enough for a copyright violation, and also heard a guitarist play excerpts from the two scores.
    — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, 10 June 2019
  • Stephen Hedger, a graduate student at the University of Chicago who's studying both cognitive psychology and musicology, has perfect pitch.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2013
  • Sony has graciously agreed 2 augment the Musicology project with worldwide promotion and distribution.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2004
  • Its new bachelor of arts in music history and industry launched in 2020 and builds on the school’s bachelor’s degree in musicology and its music industry minor, with components including a yearlong capstone course and an internship program.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The doc will be part biography, part musicology, and part musical meditation, with insight from influential and creative voices of modern music.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Sloan is an assistant professor of musicology at the University of Southern California, specializing in pop and jazz.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Gonzalez had also started a PhD in musicology and had been examining the ways in which women’s voices have served as vehicles for lament throughout history — an idea that appears repeatedly in her tender songwriting and aching vocal performances.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2021
  • In the 1970s, musicology was still largely focused on reviving obscure motets and analyzing Central European masterworks.
    — William Robin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022
  • Perreo 101 is a bilingual podcast detailing the history, analysis, musicology, and evolution of reggaeton.
    — An Editorial Collaboration With Apple Podcasts, refinery29.com, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Dilla Time will be part biography, part musicology, and part musical meditation, featuring insight from some of the most influential and innovative voices of modern music.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Ostensibly about Mozart’s beloved pet bird, this essay is a collision of musicology, psychology and scientific ornithology.
    — Helen MacDonald, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Brandeis University has informed faculty members in its music department that the university’s doctoral degree programs in composition and theory, and musicology, would be put on hiatus this fall, with the intention of eventually closing them.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023

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