ethnomusicology

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Even more consequential was the trust that the Barbers placed in Marshall Stearns, who had an academic pedigree in medieval literature and a subsuming interest in the ethnomusicology of jazz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Degrees in ethnomusicology and composition studies in highly academic settings also informed Rajasekar’s knowledge of works in the Western European canon.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

In addition to N.Y.U., he taught ethnomusicology, folklore and Irish studies at the University of Pennsylvania and at Georgetown and Villanova.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Over the years, he taught ethnomusicology, folklore and Irish studies courses at Penn as well as Georgetown and Villanova universities.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Alan Merriam, an anthropologist and one of the founders of ethnomusicology, created a list of ten commonalities of musical behavior after travelling extensively among many different people.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin