musicology
musicology — noun
1. the academic field that examines how music has developed, how it is put together
the academic field that examines how music has developed, how it is put together, and how people analyze it
Brooke began studying musicology after years of singing in her school choir.
collocation: study musicology
Caleb's musicology paper compares temple songs from Java and Bali.
musicology paper compares musical traditions
In musicology class, Yan learned how old instruments shaped church music.
Kian chose musicology over performance because he loved reading about early opera.
Apinya hopes her musicology degree will lead to museum work.
- music studies
a broader label that can include performance, culture, and media as well as formal scholarship
- music scholarship
a formal term for serious academic research about music
- music theory
a narrower field focused more on structure, harmony, and analysis
文法句型
study musicology
degree in musicology
in musicology
用法筆記
Musicology names the academic study of music rather than the practical act of performing it. It is normally uncountable, so learners usually say 'study musicology' or 'a degree in musicology', not 'a musicology'.