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.
Trot singing, which gets its name from the foxtrot dance step, is known for its pronounced vibrato and for kkeokk-ki, where a note is embellished by fluctuating between surrounding pitches, said Son Min-jung, a professor of ethnomusicology at the Korea National University of Education who has studied the genre for decades.
From Los Angeles Times
He has blended jazz and hip-hop since the ’90s, notably on his Grammy-nominated “Ethnomusicology” album series.
From New York Times
Dr. Fredara Hadley, an ethnomusicology professor at Juilliard, noted, “You can’t have call-and-response off by yourself.”
From New York Times
First introduced to the piano as a toddler, Sakamoto studied ethnomusicology at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, with particular interest in the traditional music of Japan's Okinawa prefecture, Indian and African musical traditions.
From Reuters
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