ethnomusicologist

American  

[eth-noh-myoo-zi-kah-luhj-ist] / ˌɛθ noʊˌmyu zɪˈkɑ lədʒ ɪst /

noun

plural

ethnomusicologists

1. a specialist in or student of ethnomusicology.

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Example Sentences

The concept of “musicking,” coined by the ethnomusicologist Christopher Small to describe the wider culture around music and listening, provides Mr. Gennari with a framework for his history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Mukaddas Mijit, a Uyghur ethnomusicologist based in Brussels, said Dawut had been an important advisor to her and many other scholars early in their careers.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

An ethnomusicologist who rounded up a collection of Lalo Guerrero songs, snippets of which found their way into the text.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Kobzars, the ethnomusicologist Maria Sonevytsky said in a phone interview, constituted some of the earliest experiments in Ukrainian musical sovereignty.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

As an ethnomusicologist or researcher for your classroom, however, it is important to be able to articulate the culture’s beliefs about music by observing people’s behavior and thoughts about music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin