ABSTRACT

Now in an updated 2nd edition, Musicology: The Key Concepts is a handy A-Z reference guide to the terms and concepts associated with contemporary musicology. Drawing on critical theory with a focus on new musicology, this updated edition contains over 35 new entries including:

  • Autobiography
  • Music and Conflict
  • Deconstruction
  • Postcolonialism
  • Disability
  • Music after 9/11
  • Masculinity
  • Gay Musicology
  • Aesthetics
  • Ethnicity
  • Interpretation
  • Subjectivity

With all entries updated, and suggestions for further reading throughout, this text is an essential resource for all students of music, musicology, and wider performance related humanities disciplines.

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Musicology

The key concepts